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FRENULUM
Definition 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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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”).
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.
FRENULUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRENULUM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EFLMNRUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start FRENUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found FRENULUM?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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