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EELPOUT
Definition of EELPOUT
noun
Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old English ǣleputa, equivalent to eel + pout.
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.
EELPOUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EELPOUT starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EELOPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found EELPOUT?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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