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FOOTFALLS
Definition of FOOTFALLS
noun
plural of footfall
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Word DNA
FOOTFALLS inherits its ancestry from its root, FOOTFALL.
How it is built
Same root, FOOTFALL · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOOTFALLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FOOTFALLS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFFLLOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F, O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOTFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOOTFALLS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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