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BIVALENCE
Definition of BIVALENCE
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
BIVALENCE carries 2 further meanings.
noun
In chem., a valence or saturating power which is double that of the hydrogen atom.
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent
Where it comes from
From bi- + valence.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BIVALENCE · 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.
BIVALENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BIVALENCE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEILNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BIVALE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BIVALENCE?
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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