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RHYOLITE
Definition of RHYOLITE
noun
An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
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Where it comes from
Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).
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.
RHYOLITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 52, 11 July 2026.
Built from these letters
RHYOLITE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found RHYOLITE?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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