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FOOFY
Definition of FOOFY
adjective
Excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Possibly a blend of fluffy + poofy or frilly + poofy. Possibly derived from foofaraw.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOOFY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 159, 26 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FOOFY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read FFOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found FOOFY?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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