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FIREBASE
Definition of FIREBASE
noun
An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.
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Where it comes from
From fire + base.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIREBASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First found by a player on Day 70, 29 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FIREBASE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEFIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FIREBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIREBASE?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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