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WHALEBOAT
Definition of WHALEBOAT
noun
A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From whale + boat.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WHALEBOAT · 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.
WHALEBOAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHALEBOAT starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABEHLOTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start WHALEB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found WHALEBOAT?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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