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FROND
Definition of FROND
noun
The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin frons, frond- (“leafy branch”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FROND · 4 relatives 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.
FROND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 61 boards so far. 138 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FROND starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DFNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FROND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found FROND?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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