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KELVIN

/ˈkɛlvɪn/6 letters

Definition of KELVIN

noun

In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.

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Where it comes from

Named after Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

KELVIN in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 109
Its 21 boards, across 109 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
21
Boards found on
40
First board
109
Latest board
11
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

chamomile_tea

on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

KELVIN
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

KELVIN starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EIKLNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Words that start KELVIN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.

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