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SHORTWAVE
Definition of SHORTWAVE
noun
An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from short (adjective) + wave (noun). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The adverb is also derived from the noun.
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.
SHORTWAVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHORTWAVE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHORSTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHORTW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found SHORTWAVE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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