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CHRONAXIE
Definition of CHRONAXIE
noun
The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
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.
CHRONAXIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 98, 26 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHRONAXIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEHINORX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CHRONA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHRONAXIE?
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 98 - and most players walked straight past it.
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