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BORON
Definition of BORON
noun
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. An atom of this element.
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Where it comes from
From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BORON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BORON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start BORON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BORON?
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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