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BLACKBODY
Definition of BLACKBODY
noun
A theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none (it has a characteristic emission spectrum).
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Where it comes from
From German, coined by German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff in 1860. By surface analysis, black + body.
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.
BLACKBODY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BLACKBODY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABBCDKLOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Words that start BLACKB
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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