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SPIFFYING
Definition of SPIFFYING
Wiktionary has no entry for SPIFFYING itself. This is its base word, SPIFFY.
adjective
Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for SPIFFY.
Unknown. Attested in print from 1852 (see quotations below). Compare the noun spiff, attested from 1859, as well as spiffing (1872) and spiffed (1881), suggesting participle forms of a related verb. Compare also spiv (“a smartly-dressed criminal”), attested from the 20th century.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SPIFFY · 2 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.
SPIFFYING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPIFFYING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FFGIINPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found SPIFFYING?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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