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CALIF
Definition of CALIF
noun
Alternative spelling of caliph.
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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.
CALIF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALIF starts with C and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read ACFIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CALIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found CALIF?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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