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RUFOUS
Definition of RUFOUS
adjective
of a reddish colour
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin rūfus (“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.
RUFOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUFOUS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found RUFOUS?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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