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FORECASTLE
Definition of FORECASTLE
noun
A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORECASTLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORECASTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 149 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORECASTLE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEFLORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FORECA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found FORECASTLE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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