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KOFTAS
Definition of KOFTAS
noun
plural of kofta
noun
Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.
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Word DNA
KOFTAS inherits its ancestry from its root, KOFTA.
Line of descent
- Persian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (467)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KOFTA · 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.
KOFTAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KOFTAS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFKOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found KOFTAS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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