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BIFID
Definition of BIFID
adjective
Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).
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 (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BIFID · 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.
BIFID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BIFID starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDFII - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BIFID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BIFID?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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