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FORTHCOMING
Definition of FORTHCOMING
adjective
Approaching or about to take place.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“approaching (adjective)”); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (“to come forth; to appear, issue”), from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, come forward”) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (“forth; forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + cuman (“to come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing (verb)”). The noun is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“arrival”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, FORTHCOME · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORTHCOMING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORTHCOMING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CFGHIMNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start FORTHCO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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