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FORKIER
Definition of FORKIER
adjective
comparative form of forky: more forky
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Word DNA
FORKIER inherits its ancestry from its root, FORK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (270)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORK · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Old French, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, 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.
FORKIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORKIER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFIKORR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found FORKIER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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