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RAFTERS
Definition of RAFTERS
noun
plural of rafter
noun
One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RAFTERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
RAFTERS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RAFTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RAFTERS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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