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FORENSIC
Definition of FORENSIC
adjective
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
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Where it comes from
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORENSIC · 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.
FORENSIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 61 boards so far. 180 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FORENSIC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEFINORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FORENS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found FORENSIC?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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