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DEUTERON
Definition of DEUTERON
noun
the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From deutero- + -on. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEUTERON · 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.
DEUTERON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEUTERON starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEENORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEUTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DEUTERON?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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