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GRUFFEST
Definition of GRUFFEST
adjective
superlative form of gruff: most gruff
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Word DNA
GRUFFEST inherits its ancestry from its root, GRUFF.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (1,002)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GRUFF · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRUFFEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
GRUFFEST starts with G and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EFFGRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GRUFFEST?
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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