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PROTONS
Definition of PROTONS
noun
plural of proton
noun
A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
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Word DNA
PROTONS inherits its ancestry from its root, PROTON.
Line of descent
- German
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (905)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PROTON · 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.
PROTONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROTONS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read NOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PROTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PROTONS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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