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THERMIC
Definition of THERMIC
adjective
Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THERMIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THERMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THERMIC starts with T and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THERMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found THERMIC?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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