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SHORTWAVING
Definition of SHORTWAVING
Wiktionary has no entry for SHORTWAVING itself. This is its base word, 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.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for SHORTWAVE.
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.
SHORTWAVING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
SHORTWAVING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGHINORSTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHORTWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHORTWAVING?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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