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FRONTING
Definition of FRONTING
noun
A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced further to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
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Word DNA
FRONTING inherits its ancestry from its root, FRONT.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRONT · 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.
FRONTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
FRONTING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGINNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start FRONTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FRONTING?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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