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RATAFEE
Definition of RATAFEE
noun
Obsolete form of ratafia.
noun
A liqueur or cordial flavored with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits.
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Word DNA
RATAFEE inherits its ancestry from its root, RATAFIA.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,114)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RATAFIA · 3 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.
RATAFEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
Built from these letters
RATAFEE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEFRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RATAFEE?
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 125 - and most players walked straight past it.
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