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TELEVISOR
Definition of TELEVISOR
noun
A television set. A (later partly) mechanical such apparatus, largely superseded during the 1930s by wholly electronic ones; originally and especially, one designed and patented by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936).
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Where it comes from
Probably partly from televis(ion) + -or, and partly (in senses 2 and 3) from televise + -or. Appears to have been coined by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936) in 1926 or earlier. A genericized trademark.
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.
TELEVISOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TELEVISOR starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEILORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TELEVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found TELEVISOR?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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