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COUNTERFOIL
Definition of COUNTERFOIL
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
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Where it comes from
From counter- + foil.
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.
COUNTERFOIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
COUNTERFOIL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CEFILNOORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start COUNTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found COUNTERFOIL?
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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