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KILOTON
Definition of KILOTON
noun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From kilo- + ton.
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.
KILOTON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KILOTON starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IKLNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start KILOTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found KILOTON?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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