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OXIDATION
Definition of OXIDATION
noun
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,062)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OXIDATION · 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.
OXIDATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXIDATION starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADIINOOTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OXIDAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OXIDATION?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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