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PHOTOELECTRIC
Definition of PHOTOELECTRIC
adjective
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
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Where it comes from
From photo- + electric.
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.
PHOTOELECTRIC 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 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PHOTOELECTRIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEEHILOOPRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O, T, E and C appear more than once.
Words that start PHOTOELEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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