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EXTINGUISHER
Definition of EXTINGUISHER
noun
One who, or that which, extinguishes something. A fire extinguisher. A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
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Where it comes from
From extinguish + -er.
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.
EXTINGUISHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTINGUISHER starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEGHIINRSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXTINGUI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXTINGUISHER?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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