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CONGER
Definition of CONGER
noun
Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
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Where it comes from
From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, CONG · 4 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONGER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEGNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CONGER?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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