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OXIDE
Definition of OXIDE
noun
A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,135)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OXIDE · 17 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.
OXIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 124 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OXIDE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEIOX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found OXIDE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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