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GAFFS
Definition of GAFFS
noun
plural of gaff
noun
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
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Word DNA
GAFFS 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.
GAFFS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 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 ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GAFFS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFFGS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GAFFS?
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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