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HOMONUCLEAR
Definition of HOMONUCLEAR
adjective
Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From homo- + nuclear.
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.
HOMONUCLEAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOMONUCLEAR starts with H and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLMNOORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found HOMONUCLEAR?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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