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ZAFFRE
Definition of ZAFFRE
noun
Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Italian zaffera, from Latin sapphirus (“sapphire”). Doublet of sapphire.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
ZAFFRE 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 16 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
ZAFFRE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFFRZ - 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.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found ZAFFRE?
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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