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ISOTROPIC
Definition of ISOTROPIC
adjective
Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From iso- + -tropic, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”).
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.
ISOTROPIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ISOTROPIC starts with I and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CIIOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start ISOTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ISOTROPIC?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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