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IODINE
Definition of IODINE
noun
A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
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.
IODINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IODINE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEIINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found IODINE?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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