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INFRARED
Definition of INFRARED
noun
The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.
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Where it comes from
From infra- + red.
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.
INFRARED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
INFRARED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEFINRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found INFRARED?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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