The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GUFFER
Definition of GUFFER
noun
The eelpout
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Word DNA
GUFFER inherits its ancestry from its root, GUFF.
How it is built
Same root, GUFF · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GUFFER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GUFFER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFFGRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GUFFER?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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