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REFUSE
Definition of REFUSE
adjective
Discarded, rejected.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed into late Middle English from Middle French refusé, past participle of refuser (“to refuse”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”) likely due to the similar sounding Middle English warnen
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (852)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REFUSE · 4 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.
REFUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REFUSE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start REFUSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found REFUSE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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