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OAFISH
Definition of OAFISH
adjective
Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oaf + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OAF · 4 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.
OAFISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 113 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OAFISH starts with O and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AFHIOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OAFISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found OAFISH?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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