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INION
Definition of INION
noun
A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”). Compare -ion (“anthropometric landmark”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,577)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INION · 1 relative 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.
INION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INION starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IINNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and N appear more than once.
Words that start INION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INION?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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