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PYROXENE
Definition of PYROXENE
noun
Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PYROXENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYROXENE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EENOPRXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PYROXE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PYROXENE?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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