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OFTEN
Definition of OFTEN
adverb
Frequently; many times on different occasions.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English often, alteration (with final -n added due to analogy with Middle English selden (“seldom”)) of Middle English ofte, oft, from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Scots affen, aften, af'en, oaffen, oaften, oftin (“often”), North Frisian aaft, oftem, oofting (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German, Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Yiddish אָפֿט (oft, “often”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Faroese, Swedish ofta (“often”), Icelandic oft (“often”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta, “often”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OFTEN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 93 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
OFTEN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EFNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OFTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found OFTEN?
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