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FUSEE
Definition of FUSEE
noun
Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUSEE · 3 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.
FUSEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 176, 12 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FUSEE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found FUSEE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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