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REFINE
Definition of REFINE
verb
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From re- + fine.
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.
REFINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
REFINE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REFINE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found REFINE?
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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