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CHEMIST
Definition of CHEMIST
noun
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
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Where it comes from
First attested 1562, borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, from earlier alchimista (literally “alchemist”), from Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), with article اَلْ (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”). The pronunciation with initial /k/ is based on the Graeco-Latin etymology rather than on the French word, where the pronunciation with /ʃ/ is based on native French orthography. (Can this etymology be sourced?) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “Explanation for spelling “chymist”: from French or Greek?” As a synonym for pharmacy, a metonymous use of the proprietor to stand for their shop.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHEMIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHEMIST starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEHIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CHEMIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found CHEMIST?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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