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ANION
Definition of ANION
noun
A negatively charged ion.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter present participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, an- (“up, away, forward”) + ion.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AINNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start ANION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANION?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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