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RUFFLERS
Definition of RUFFLERS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
RUFFLERS inherits its ancestry from its root, RUFFLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (354)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RUFFLE · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RUFFLERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
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 16 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
RUFFLERS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFFLRRSU - 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 RUFFLERS?
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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