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EARPHONE
Definition of EARPHONE
noun
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ear + phone.
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.
EARPHONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 99 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EARPHONE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found EARPHONE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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