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FORFAIRN
Definition of FORFAIRN
adjective
Forlorn; destitute; worn out; jaded.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English forfaren, past participle of forfaren (“to forfare”). By surface analysis, forfare + -n.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,283)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
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.
FORFAIRN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 151, 18 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FORFAIRN starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AFFINORR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F and R appear more than once.
Words that start FORFAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FORFAIRN?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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