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THERMOCOUPLE
Definition of THERMOCOUPLE
noun
A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
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Where it comes from
From thermo- + couple.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THERMOCOUPLE · 1 relative 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.
THERMOCOUPLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THERMOCOUPLE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHLMOOPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found THERMOCOUPLE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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