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GAFFES
Definition of GAFFES
noun
plural of gaffe
noun
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
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Word DNA
GAFFES inherits its ancestry from its root, GAFF.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
47th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (16)
branch · 15.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GAFF · 5 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.
GAFFES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
GAFFES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFFGS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GAFFES?
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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