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REFULGENCY
Definition of REFULGENCY
noun
The property of being refulgent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ency.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REFULGENCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REFULGENCY starts with R and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEFGLNRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start REFULG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REFULGENCY?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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