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FREQUENCY
Definition of FREQUENCY
noun
The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
FREQUENCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FREQUENCY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEFNQRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start FREQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found FREQUENCY?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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