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RIFF
Definition of RIFF
noun
A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of riffle, or an alteration of refrain.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
RIFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
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
RIFF starts with R and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start RIFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RIFF?
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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