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FRECKLED
Definition of FRECKLED
adjective
Having freckles; covered with freckles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English frekled; equivalent to freckle + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,004)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRECKLE · 7 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.
FRECKLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRECKLED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FRECKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found FRECKLED?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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