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RUFESCENT
Definition of RUFESCENT
adjective
Becoming reddish; tinged with red.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Circa 1820, from Latin rufescens, present participle of rufescere (“to become reddish”), from rufus (“red”).
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% 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.
RUFESCENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUFESCENT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEFNRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RUFESC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found RUFESCENT?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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