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REFUGES
Definition of REFUGES
noun
plural of refuge
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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.
REFUGES 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 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 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
REFUGES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFGRSU - 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 REFUGES?
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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