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ZAFFIRS
Definition of ZAFFIRS
Wiktionary has no entry for ZAFFIRS itself. This is its base word, ZAFFIR.
noun
Alternative form of zaffre.
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Word DNA
ZAFFIRS 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 (24,726)
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.
ZAFFIRS 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 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZAFFIRS starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFFIRSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found ZAFFIRS?
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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