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EFFENDIS
Definition of EFFENDIS
noun
plural of effendi
noun
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
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Word DNA
EFFENDIS inherits its ancestry from its root, EFFENDI.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Turkish
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,378)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EFFENDI · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EFFENDIS 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. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
EFFENDIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFFINS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found EFFENDIS?
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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