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FORMYLS
Definition of FORMYLS
noun
plural of formyl
noun
The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes
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Word DNA
FORMYLS inherits its ancestry from its root, FORMYL.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORMYL · 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.
FORMYLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
FORMYLS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FLMORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found FORMYLS?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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