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FROSTFISH
Definition of FROSTFISH
noun
A tomcod (either species of Microgadus). Microgadus proximus
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes.
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.
FROSTFISH 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
FROSTFISH starts with F and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read FFHIORSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F and S appear more than once.
Words that start FROSTF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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