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FORFEIT
Definition of FORFEIT
noun
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORFEIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
FORFEIT starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EFFIORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FORFEI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FORFEIT?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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