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ATOMS
Definition of ATOMS
noun
plural of atom
noun
The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
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Word DNA
ATOMS inherits its ancestry from its root, ATOM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ATOM · 18 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.
ATOMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ATOMS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found ATOMS?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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