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CHAFES
Definition of CHAFES
noun
plural of chafe
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Word DNA
CHAFES inherits its ancestry from its root, CHAFE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHAFE · 3 relatives 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.
CHAFES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHAFES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEFHS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found CHAFES?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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