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STENOGRAPHER
Definition of STENOGRAPHER
noun
Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.
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Where it comes from
From stenography + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, STENOGRAPH · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STENOGRAPHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 152, 19 October 2026.
Built from these letters
STENOGRAPHER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHNOPRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start STENOGRA
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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