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DRAFTY
Definition of DRAFTY
adjective
Characterized by gusts of wind; windy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From earlier draughty, equivalent to draft + -y.
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.
DRAFTY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DRAFTY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADFRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found DRAFTY?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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