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IONOSPHERIC
Definition of IONOSPHERIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ionosphere + -ic.
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.
IONOSPHERIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
IONOSPHERIC starts with I and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIINOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start IONOSPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found IONOSPHERIC?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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