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HOLONIC
Definition of HOLONIC
adjective
Pertaining to holons; involving something that is simultaneously a self-contained entity and a part of a larger system.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From holon + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HOLE · 7 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.
HOLONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 73 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOLONIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHILNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HOLONIC?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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