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FORBODING
Definition of FORBODING
adjective
Alternative form of foreboding.
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Word DNA
FORBODING inherits its ancestry from its root, FOREBODE.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,005)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOREBODE · 6 relatives 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.
FORBODING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORBODING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDFGINOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start FORBOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found FORBODING?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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