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KEFIR
Definition of KEFIR
noun
A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (147)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KEFIR · 1 relative 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.
KEFIR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 297 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 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 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KEFIR starts with K and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFIKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found KEFIR?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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