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COOF
Definition of COOF
noun
An idiot, or fool.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably related to cove (“a fellow”).
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.
COOF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
COOF starts with C and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read CFOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found COOF?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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