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THORIUMS
Definition of THORIUMS
noun
plural of thorium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90. A weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air. An atom of this element.
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Word DNA
THORIUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, THORIUM.
How it is built
Same root, THORIUM · 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.
THORIUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THORIUMS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HIMORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found THORIUMS?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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