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DEVILFISHES
Definition of DEVILFISHES
noun
plural of devilfish
noun
Any of several not closely related marine animals: The octopus. The giant squid or kraken. The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus. The piranha. The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius. The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo). The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula. The devil ray, Mobula mobular. Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.
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Word DNA
DEVILFISHES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEVILFISH.
How it is built
Same root, DEVILFISH · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEVILFISHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVILFISHES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFHIILSSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, I and S appear more than once.
Could you have found DEVILFISHES?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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