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IONIC
Definition of IONIC
adjective
of, relating to, or containing ions
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ion + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IONIC · 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.
IONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 69 boards so far. 272 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IONIC starts with I and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CIINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IONIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found IONIC?
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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