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SUBDUE
Definition of SUBDUE
verb
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”).
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.
SUBDUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBDUE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BDESUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start SUBDUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found SUBDUE?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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