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FORMULIST
Definition of FORMULIST
noun
One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From formula + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORMULIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORMULIST starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read FILMORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORMUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FORMULIST?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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