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FUCUS
Definition of FUCUS
noun
Any alga of the genus Fucus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin Fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUCUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 46, 5 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FUCUS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CFSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found FUCUS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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