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AFEAR
Definition of AFEAR
verb
To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English aferen (“to frighten, terrify”), from Old English āfǣran (“to terrify, dismay”), from ā- (perfective prefix) + fǣran (“to frighten; to devour, raven”), from fǣr (“sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a blitz”), from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to try, dare, risk”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AFEAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AFEAR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEFR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AFEAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found AFEAR?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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