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FRIAR

/ˈfɹaɪə/5 letters

Definition of FRIAR

noun

A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

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Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English frere, borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

FRIAR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 123
Its one board, across 123 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
90
First board
33
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.

First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.

Built from these letters

FRIAR
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

FRIAR starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AFIRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.

Words that start FRIAR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

FRIARSFRIARYFRIARLYFRIARIESFRIARBIRDFRIARBIRDS

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