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ZAFFRES
Definition of ZAFFRES
noun
plural of zaffre
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Word DNA
ZAFFRES 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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,276)
branch · 30.7% 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.
ZAFFRES 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 29 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ZAFFRES starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFFRSZ - 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 ZAFFRES?
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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