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FUNNEL
Definition of FUNNEL
noun
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founilh (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUNNEL · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle French, Old Occitan, Welsh.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUNNEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUNNEL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EFLNNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FUNNEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FUNNEL?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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