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ELECTRIC
Definition of ELECTRIC
adjective
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
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Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical; of amber”), from ēlectr(um) (“amber”) + -icus (“adjectival suffix”); from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”); related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”), of unknown origin (see which for more). The Latin term was apparently used first with the sense electrical in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert in his work De Magnete.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELECTRIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ELECTRIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEEILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and C appear more than once.
Words that start ELECTR
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