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DENSITOMETRY
Definition of DENSITOMETRY
noun
The measurement of optical density by use of a densitometer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From density + -o- + -metry.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DENSITY · 2 relatives 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.
DENSITOMETRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DENSITOMETRY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMNORSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start DENSITOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DENSITOMETRY?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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