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FRESNEL
Definition of FRESNEL
noun
A unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,144)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRESNEL · 1 relative 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.
FRESNEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRESNEL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEFLNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found FRESNEL?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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