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RUIN
Definition of RUIN
noun
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).
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.
RUIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RUIN starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read INRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RUIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found RUIN?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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