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FUTURISTIC
Definition of FUTURISTIC
adjective
Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From future + -istic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FUTURE · 10 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.
FUTURISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUTURISTIC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CFIIRSTTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U, T and I appear more than once.
Words that start FUTURI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FUTURISTIC?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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