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IGNITER
Definition of IGNITER
noun
Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ignite + -er.
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.
IGNITER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IGNITER starts with I and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGIINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start IGNITE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found IGNITER?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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