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FURBISHING
Definition of FURBISHING
verb
present participle and gerund of furbish
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Word DNA
FURBISHING inherits its ancestry from its root, FURBISH.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (46)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FURBISH · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Polish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FURBISHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FURBISHING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BFGHIINRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FURBIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found FURBISHING?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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