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FUSTIC
Definition of FUSTIC
noun
A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fustik, from Middle French fustec, variant of fustet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (856)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUSTIC · 2 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.
FUSTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUSTIC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CFISTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found FUSTIC?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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