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OXYTONIC
Definition of OXYTONIC
adjective
Having a stress on the last syllable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Formed as oxy- + tonic after oxytone. Compare the earlier oxytonical.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OXYTONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXYTONIC starts with O and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CINOOTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found OXYTONIC?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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