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ZEOLITE
Definition of ZEOLITE
noun
Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, bubble”) + -lite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Swedish
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZEOLITE · 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.
ZEOLITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ZEOLITE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILOTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZEOLIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ZEOLITE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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