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RUFFLER
Definition of RUFFLER
noun
A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
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Where it comes from
From ruffle + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, RUFFLE · 8 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.
RUFFLER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUFFLER starts with R and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFFLRRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start RUFFLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RUFFLER?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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