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BOFFO
Definition of BOFFO
adjective
Outstanding; very good or successful.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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.
BOFFO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOFFO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BFFOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOFFO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOFFO?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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