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SHOFAR
Definition of SHOFAR
noun
A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hebrew
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (516)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHOFAR · 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.
SHOFAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 224 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHOFAR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AFHORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found SHOFAR?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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