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RAFFIAS
Definition of RAFFIAS
noun
plural of raffia
noun
A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
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Word DNA
RAFFIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, RAFFIA.
How it is built
Same root, RAFFIA · 1 relative 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.
RAFFIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RAFFIAS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAFFIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found RAFFIAS?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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