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REFINED
Definition of REFINED
verb
simple past and past participle of refine
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Word DNA
REFINED inherits its ancestry from its root, REFINE.
How it is built
Same root, REFINE · 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.
REFINED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
REFINED starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 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 REFINED?
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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