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FROLIC
Definition of FROLIC
adjective
Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
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Where it comes from
From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”). The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (975)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FROLIC · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FROLIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 58 boards so far. 216 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FROLIC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CFILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FROLIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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