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RUBICUND
Definition of RUBICUND
adjective
Possessing a red complexion; ruddy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin rubicundus, from rubere (“to be red”).
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.
RUBICUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUBICUND starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDINRUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start RUBICU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found RUBICUND?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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