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ABAFT
Definition of ABAFT
preposition
Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABAFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABAFT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABFT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ABAFT?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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