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WAFERS
Definition of WAFERS
noun
plural of wafer
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Word DNA
WAFERS inherits its ancestry from its root, WAFER.
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (260)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WAFER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WAFERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 68 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WAFERS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found WAFERS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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