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BAUXITE
Definition of BAUXITE
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
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Where it comes from
Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BAUXITE · 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.
BAUXITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 284 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BAUXITE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEITUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found BAUXITE?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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