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SUBTONICS
Definition of SUBTONICS
noun
plural of subtonic
adjective
Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated sounds or utterances that are inaudible or barely audible, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUBTONICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBTONICS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCINOSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SUBTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBTONICS?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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