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STRONTIUM
Definition of STRONTIUM
noun
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
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Where it comes from
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.
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.
STRONTIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRONTIUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read IMNORSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start STRONT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STRONTIUM?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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