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SILICONE
Definition of SILICONE
noun
Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From silicon + -one. Originally obtained by the attempted synthesis of the silicon equivalent of a ketone.
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.
SILICONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 1, 22 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SILICONE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEIILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SILICO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found SILICONE?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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