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FURL
Definition of FURL
verb
To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Perhaps from Old French ferlier, modern French ferler.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,288)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FURL · 5 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.
FURL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FURL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read FLRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FURL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found FURL?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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