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SUNSTONE
Definition of SUNSTONE
noun
A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FELDSPAR · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUNSTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUNSTONE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ENNOSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and N appear 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 SUNSTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUNSTONE?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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