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FRIENDLIES
Definition of FRIENDLIES
noun
plural of friendly
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Word DNA
FRIENDLIES inherits its ancestry from its root, FRIENDLY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (970)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRIENDLY · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRIENDLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FRIENDLIES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear 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.
Words that start FRIEND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found FRIENDLIES?
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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