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SCUFFLES
Definition of SCUFFLES
noun
plural of scuffle
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Word DNA
SCUFFLES inherits its ancestry from its root, SCUFFLE.
How it is built
Same root, SCUFFLE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Polish, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCUFFLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCUFFLES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEFFLSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S 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.
Words that start SCUFFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCUFFLES?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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