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SEAFOWL
Definition of SEAFOWL
noun
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English sefoul, from Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), equivalent to sea + fowl. Cognate with Dutch zeevogel, German Seevogel, Swedish sjöfågel, Icelandic sjófugl.
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.
SEAFOWL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 75, 3 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SEAFOWL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEFLOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SEAFOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found SEAFOWL?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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