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BOEHMITE
Definition of BOEHMITE
noun
A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Named for Johann Böhm, German chemist, + -ite
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (900)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BOEHMITE · 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.
BOEHMITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOEHMITE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEHIMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BOEHMITE?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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