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YTTRIUM
Definition of YTTRIUM
noun
A silvery metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare earth minerals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as terbium, [Term?], and [Term?]. Doublet of erbium, terbium, and ytterbium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YTTRIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YTTRIUM starts with Y and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read IMRTTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found YTTRIUM?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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