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SUREFIRE
Definition of SUREFIRE
adjective
Alternative form of sure-fire.
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Word DNA
SUREFIRE inherits its ancestry from its root, SURE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,054)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SURE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUREFIRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUREFIRE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFIRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.
Could you have found SUREFIRE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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