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GIRAFFE
Definition of GIRAFFE
noun
A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GIRAFFE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 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
GIRAFFE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFFGIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 GIRAFF
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