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RUCTION
Definition of RUCTION
noun
A noisy quarrel or fight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Irish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (368)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RUCTION · 1 relative 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.
RUCTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 174, 10 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUCTION starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CINORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found RUCTION?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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