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DAFTAR
Definition of DAFTAR
noun
A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Arabic
- Hindi
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DAFTAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAFTAR starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AADFRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start DAFTAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found DAFTAR?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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