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POOF
Definition of POOF
interjection
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic. See also puff.
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.
POOF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POOF starts with P and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start POOF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found POOF?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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