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GUFFAWS
Definition of GUFFAWS
noun
plural of guffaw
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Word DNA
GUFFAWS inherits its ancestry from its root, GUFFAW.
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 (131)
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.
GUFFAWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
GUFFAWS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFFGSUW - 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 GUFFAWS?
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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