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EXOTHERMIC
Definition of EXOTHERMIC
adjective
That releases energy in the form of heat.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French exothermique, from exo- (“outside”) + thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, exo- + -thermic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXOTHERMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 138 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EXOTHERMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIMORTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXOTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXOTHERMIC?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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