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ANTIMONY
Definition of ANTIMONY
noun
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin antimonium, attested in the 11th century; see also the Wikipedia section.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
32.9%
of traced words share this origin (9,339)
branch · 32.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTIMONY · 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.
ANTIMONY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ANTIMONY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AIMNNOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ANTIMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTIMONY?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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