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HELIOGRAPH

/ˈhiː.li.əˌɡɹæf/10 letters

Definition of HELIOGRAPH

noun

An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From helio- + -graph.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun4 syllablescompound-graphhelio-

Same root, HELIOGRAPH · 3 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

HELIOGRAPH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 161
Its 3 boards, across 161 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
3
Boards found on
151
First board
161
Latest board
7
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

yo_homey_g

on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

HELIOGRAPH
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
9
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

HELIOGRAPH starts with H and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEGHHILOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.

Words that start HELIOG

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found HELIOGRAPH?

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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.

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