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ACTINIC
Definition of ACTINIC
adjective
Related to radiation; used most often in reference to light, especially in the ultraviolet range.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖν- (aktís, aktîn-, “ray”) + -ic.
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.
ACTINIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACTINIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACCIINT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and I appear more than once.
Words that start ACTINI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACTINIC?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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