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RHEOSTAT
Definition of RHEOSTAT
noun
An electrical resistor with two terminals, the resistance of which can be varied continuously by moving a knob or slider to regulate the flow of an electric current.
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Where it comes from
From rheo- (prefix meaning ‘current; flow’) + -stat (suffix forming the names of scientific instruments which render the prefixed elements static or stationary in some respect), coined by the English physicist and inventor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875) in an 1843 journal article: see the quotation.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RHEOSTAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
RHEOSTAT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEHORSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start RHEOST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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