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FROWSTED
Definition of FROWSTED
verb
simple past and past participle of frowst
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Word DNA
FROWSTED inherits its ancestry from its root, FROWST.
How it is built
Same root, FROWST · 3 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.
FROWSTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FROWSTED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FROWST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FROWSTED?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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