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COUNTERWEIGHT
Definition of COUNTERWEIGHT
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
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Where it comes from
From counter- + weight.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COUNTERWEIGHT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COUNTERWEIGHT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEGHINORTTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Words that start COUNTERWE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COUNTERWEIGHT?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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