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GRUFF
Definition of GRUFF
adjective
having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
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Where it comes from
16th century, from Dutch grof and/or Middle Low German grof (both “rough, coarse, rude”), from Old Dutch *grof or Old Saxon *grof, both from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz (“coarse, rough”), possibly from an earlier *gahrubaz and then related with *hreubaz (“scabby, rough, scrubby”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian groaf (“rough, coarse, crude”), West Frisian grof (“rough, coarse, crude”), Low German groff (“rough, coarse, crude”), German grob (“rough, coarse, crude”), Swedish grov (“rough, coarse, crude”).
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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.
GRUFF 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 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRUFF starts with G and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFGRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRUFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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