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REDSHIFT
Definition of REDSHIFT
noun
An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Where it comes from
From red + shift.
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.
REDSHIFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REDSHIFT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEFHIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start REDSHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found REDSHIFT?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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