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GUFFAW
Definition of GUFFAW
noun
A boisterous laugh.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (130)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GUFFAW · 2 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.
GUFFAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
GUFFAW starts with G and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AFFGUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GUFFAW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GUFFAW?
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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