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RECOMBINES
Definition of RECOMBINES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of recombine
verb
To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.
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Word DNA
RECOMBINES inherits its ancestry from its root, RECOMBINE.
How it is built
Same root, RECOMBINE · 2 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.
RECOMBINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RECOMBINES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEEIMNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RECOMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found RECOMBINES?
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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