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GRIFF
Definition of GRIFF
noun
Clipping of griffin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Shortened from earlier griffin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GRIFF · 1 relative 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.
GRIFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
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
GRIFF starts with G and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFGIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRIFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GRIFF?
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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