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STEREO
Definition of STEREO
noun
A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived, via stereo-, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).
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.
STEREO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
STEREO starts with S and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read EEORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start STEREO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found STEREO?
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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