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LUFF
Definition of LUFF
noun
The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French lof. Collins English Dictionary states that this word is ultimately derived from Middle Dutch loef. Ellert Ekwall's Shakspere's Vocabulary: its etymological elements (1903) related this verb and loof instead to the East Frisian verb lofen, lufen, which would make it cognate to the French term lover.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUFF starts with L and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start LUFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LUFF?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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