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FOOFARAW
Definition of FOOFARAW
noun
Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in the 1930s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to French fanfaron (“boasting”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,886)
branch · 15.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOOFARAW · 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.
FOOFARAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOOFARAW starts with F and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AAFFOORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F, O and A appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found FOOFARAW?
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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