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BIFARIOUS
Definition of BIFARIOUS
adjective
twofold, double
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin bifārius (“twofold, double”), back-formed from the adverb bifāriam.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BIFARIOUS · 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.
BIFARIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BIFARIOUS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABFIIORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found BIFARIOUS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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