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ZAFFAR
Definition of ZAFFAR
noun
Alternative form of zaffre.
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Word DNA
ZAFFAR inherits its ancestry from its root, ZAFFRE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZAFFRE · 7 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.
ZAFFAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ZAFFAR starts with Z and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAFFRZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and F appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found ZAFFAR?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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