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ANGLERFISHES

12 letters

Definition of ANGLERFISHES

noun

plural of anglerfish

ANGLERFISH

noun

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ANGLERFISHES in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 124
Its one board, across 124 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

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on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ANGLERFISHES
12
Letters
4
Vowels
8
Consonants
10
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ANGLERFISHES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEFGHILNRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once.

Words that start ANGLERFI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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