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ELECTROFISHING
Definition of ELECTROFISHING
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
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Where it comes from
From electro- + fishing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELECTROFISHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELECTROFISHING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CEEFGHIILNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start ELECTROFIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found ELECTROFISHING?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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