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FREESTYLE
Definition of FREESTYLE
noun
A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke. The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl. A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing. The skiing style commonly referred to as skating. A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
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Where it comes from
From free + style.
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.
FREESTYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 120, 17 September 2026.
Built from these letters
FREESTYLE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEEFLRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FREEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 120 - and most players walked straight past it.
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