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SUREFOOTED
Definition of SUREFOOTED
adjective
Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sure + footed.
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.
SUREFOOTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUREFOOTED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFOORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SUREFO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found SUREFOOTED?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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