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FISSION
Definition of FISSION
noun
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
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.
FISSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FISSION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read FIINOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FISSIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FISSION?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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