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KOFTE
Definition of KOFTE
noun
Alternative spelling 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
KOFTE 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 (468)
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.
KOFTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 156, 23 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 156, 23 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KOFTE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EFKOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found KOFTE?
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 156 - and most players walked straight past it.
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