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EELGRASS
Definition of EELGRASS
noun
Any of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves Zostera spp. in marine environments especially Zostera marina, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere. Vallisneria spp. in freshwater environments.
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Where it comes from
From eel + grass.
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.
EELGRASS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EELGRASS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EELGRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EELGRASS?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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