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SNAFFLE
Definition of SNAFFLE
noun
A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Apparently from Dutch snavel, from Middle Dutch snavel, snabel (“snout”), diminutive of Middle Dutch snabbe, snebbe (“bird's bill, neb”). Akin to Old Frisian snavel (“mouth”), Middle Low German snabbe (“neb, beak”), Old English nebb (“beak, bill, nose, face”). More at neb.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (105)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SNAFFLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Low German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SNAFFLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
SNAFFLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFFLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SNAFFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SNAFFLE?
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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