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SURFFISH

/ˈsɜːfˌfɪʃ/8 letters

Definition of SURFFISH

noun

Synonym of surfperch.

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Where it comes from

From surf + fish

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SURFFISH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 167
Its one board, across 167 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
153
First board
14
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.

First ever to find it

zoyacat

on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

SURFFISH
8
Letters
2
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SURFFISH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read FFHIRSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and F appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start SURFFI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SURFFISHES

Could you have found SURFFISH?

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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.

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