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FOSSIL
Definition of FOSSIL
noun
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOSSIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOSSIL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read FILOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOSSIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOSSIL?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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