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WAIF
Definition of WAIF
noun
An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Late Middle English weif (“ownerless property subject to seizure and forfeiture; the right of such seizure and forfeiture; revenues obtained from such seizure and forfeiture”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman waif, weif [and other forms] (compare Anglo-Latin waivum [and other forms], Medieval Latin waivium), possibly from Old French waif, a variant of gaif, gayf (“property that is lost and unclaimed; of property: lost and unclaimed”) (Norman) [and other forms], probably from a North Germanic source such as Old Norse veif (“flag; waving thing”), from Proto-Germanic *waif-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,584)
How it is built
Same root, WAIF · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Latin.
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WAIF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 90 boards so far. 476 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
WAIF starts with W and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read AFIW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WAIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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