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FYNBOSES
Definition of FYNBOSES
Wiktionary has no entry for FYNBOSES itself. This is its base word, FYNBOS.
noun
Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for FYNBOS.
From Afrikaans fynbos (“fynbos”), from fyn (“fine”) (as in fine-textured, as opposed to trees) and bos (“bush or forest”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Afrikaans
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (72)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FYNBOS · 1 relative 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.
FYNBOSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FYNBOSES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEFNOSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found FYNBOSES?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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