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CHROMOGEN
Definition of CHROMOGEN
noun
Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From chromo- + -gen.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CHROMOGEN · 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.
CHROMOGEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHROMOGEN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEGHMNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CHROMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found CHROMOGEN?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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