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NEUTRON
Definition of NEUTRON
noun
A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
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Where it comes from
From neutral + -on; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian physicist William Sutherland in 1899 in a paper in the Philosophical Magazine. Subsequent usage was sporadic and theoretical, sometimes referring to neutrinos rather than neutrons, and the modern sense was reintroduced alongside proton by Ernest Rutherford in 1920.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NEUTRAL · 7 relatives 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.
NEUTRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
NEUTRON starts with N and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ENNORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start NEUTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NEUTRON?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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