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ANGSTROM
Definition of ANGSTROM
noun
A unit of length equal to 10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Swedish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (253)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANGSTROM · 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.
ANGSTROM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANGSTROM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AGMNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found ANGSTROM?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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