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FRUGAL
Definition of FRUGAL
adjective
: Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRUGAL · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old 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.
FRUGAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 71 boards so far. 201 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 5, 26 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FRUGAL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AFGLRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRUGAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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