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KERMA
Definition of KERMA
noun
The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.
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.
KERMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 108, 5 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KERMA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEKMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start KERMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KERMA?
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 108 - and most players walked straight past it.
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