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PHYSICIST
Definition of PHYSICIST
noun
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
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Where it comes from
From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1840): see the quotation.
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.
PHYSICIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYSICIST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CHIIPSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start PHYSIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHYSICIST?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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