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FRAENUMS
Definition of FRAENUMS
noun
plural of fraenum
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Word DNA
FRAENUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, FRENUM.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRENUM · 6 relatives 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.
FRAENUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRAENUMS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFMNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found FRAENUMS?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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