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CHLOROUS
Definition of CHLOROUS
adjective
Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From chlor- + -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHLOROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHLOROUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHLOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CHLORO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CHLOROUS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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