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ANGLERFISH
Definition of ANGLERFISH
noun
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From angler + fish.
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.
ANGLERFISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANGLERFISH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEFGHILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ANGLER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found ANGLERFISH?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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