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MARTENSITE
Definition of MARTENSITE
noun
A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Named after German metallurgist Adolf Martens (1850–1914).
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.
MARTENSITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARTENSITE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MARTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARTENSITE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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