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GAUFER
Definition of GAUFER
noun
Alternative form of gaufre (“waffle”).
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Word DNA
GAUFER inherits its ancestry from its root, GAUFRE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,144)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GAUFRE · 3 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.
GAUFER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GAUFER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEFGRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found GAUFER?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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