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KAIF
Definition of KAIF
noun
Alternative spelling of kif.
KIF
symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Eastern Parbate Kham.
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Word DNA
KAIF inherits its ancestry from its root, KIF.
Line of descent
- Arabic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,122)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KIF · 6 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.
KAIF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KAIF starts with K and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read AFIK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found KAIF?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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