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FULMINOUS
Definition of FULMINOUS
adjective
explosive
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
FULMINOUS in a sentence
“When his gaze settled on the fireplace, however, his spine was straightened by a fulminous jolt.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FULMINOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FULMINOUS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FILMNOSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FULMIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FULMINOUS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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