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MICRON
Definition of MICRON
noun
Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MICRON · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MICRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 2, 23 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICRON starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CIMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MICRON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 2
Could you have found MICRON?
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 2 - and most players walked straight past it.
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