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ARGON
Definition of ARGON
noun
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ARGON · 2 relatives 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.
ARGON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 68 boards so far. 146 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ARGON starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AGNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ARGON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ARGON?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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