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DANDRIFF
Definition of DANDRIFF
noun
Archaic spelling of dandruff.
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Word DNA
DANDRIFF inherits its ancestry from its root, DANDRUFF.
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (830)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DANDRUFF · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Old English, Proto-Germanic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DANDRIFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
Built from these letters
DANDRIFF starts with D and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read ADDFFINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found DANDRIFF?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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