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FAFF
Definition of FAFF
noun
An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Originally imitative of wind or puffs of air (see verb senses "to blow in puffs", "to move with a puff of air"). The noun is formed from the verb by conversion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FAFF · 3 relatives 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.
FAFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAFF starts with F and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read AFFF - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FAFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FAFF?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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