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FORBY
Definition of FORBY
adjective
Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie (“beyond, past”), West Frisian foarby (“over, beyond, past”), Dutch voorbij (“beyond, past”), Low German vörbi, vörbie (“over, up, gone, finished, past”), German vorbei (“over, gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (343)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORBY · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORBY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORBY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BFORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found FORBY?
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