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HERRINGERS
Definition of HERRINGERS
noun
plural of herringer
HERRINGER
noun
A fisherman who fishes for herring.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HER · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HERRINGERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERRINGERS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGHINRRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HERRIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HERRINGERS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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