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WAVELENGTH
Definition of WAVELENGTH
noun
The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
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Where it comes from
From wave + length.
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.
WAVELENGTH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WAVELENGTH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHLNTVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WAVELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found WAVELENGTH?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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