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FOREDONE
Definition of FOREDONE
verb
past participle of foredo
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Word DNA
FOREDONE inherits its ancestry from its root, FORDO.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,720)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORDO · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOREDONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 99, 27 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 99, 27 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOREDONE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEFNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start FOREDO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOREDONE?
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 99 - and most players walked straight past it.
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