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SUBTERFUGE
Definition of SUBTERFUGE
noun
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge m, from Medieval Latin subterfugium n, from Latin subterfugiō (“to flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugiō (“to flee”).
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.
SUBTERFUGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SUBTERFUGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEFGRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and E appear more than once.
Words that start SUBTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found SUBTERFUGE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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