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FOURSOMES
Definition of FOURSOMES
noun
plural of foursome
noun
A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.
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Word DNA
FOURSOMES inherits its ancestry from its root, FOUR.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,281)
How it is built
Same root, FOUR · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Sanskrit and 4 more.
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.
FOURSOMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOURSOMES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFMOORSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and S appear more than once.
Could you have found FOURSOMES?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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