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THOLEIITE
Definition of THOLEIITE
noun
An igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Tholeiit, from Tholei (“a village in western Germany”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,611)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THOLEIITE · 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.
THOLEIITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 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
THOLEIITE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHIILOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, E and I appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start THOLEI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THOLEIITE?
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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