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HOWFS
Definition of HOWFS
noun
plural of howf
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Word DNA
HOWFS inherits its ancestry from its root, HOWF.
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (345)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HOWF · 7 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.
HOWFS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 54, 13 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HOWFS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FHOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found HOWFS?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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