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MOLYBDENITE
Definition of MOLYBDENITE
noun
A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From molybdenum + -ite.
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.
MOLYBDENITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOLYBDENITE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BDEEILMNOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MOLYBDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MOLYBDENITE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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