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ANISOTROPIC
Definition of ANISOTROPIC
adjective
Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From an- + isotropic.
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.
ANISOTROPIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ANISOTROPIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACIINOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start ANISOTR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
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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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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