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FRENULA
Definition of FRENULA
noun
plural of frenulum
noun
A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.
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Other senses
FRENULA carries 2 further meanings.
noun
In anatomy, a small frenum. Also frænula.
noun
Plural form of frenulum.
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRENULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRENULA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEFLNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FRENUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FRENULA?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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