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REFUSED
Definition of REFUSED
verb
simple past and past participle of refuse
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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.
REFUSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 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
REFUSED starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REFUSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found REFUSED?
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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