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REFUGE
Definition of REFUGE
noun
A state of safety, protection or shelter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
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.
REFUGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REFUGE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFGRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start REFUGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found REFUGE?
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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