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FRESHEN
Definition of FRESHEN
verb
To become fresh. To be refreshed. To become cool. To become not salty, to lose its salinity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fresh + -en.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRESHEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRESHEN starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEFHNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FRESHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found FRESHEN?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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