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FRITZ
Definition of FRITZ
noun
The state of being defective.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown. See on the fritz, which appeared in 1902. Possibly from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FRITZ · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRITZ in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FRITZ starts with F and ends with Z. Sorted, its letters read FIRTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found FRITZ?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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