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REFINES
Definition of REFINES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of refine
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REFINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REFINES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFINRS - 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.
Could you have found REFINES?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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