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ZIRCONIA
Definition of ZIRCONIA
noun
The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZIRCONIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 44 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ZIRCONIA starts with Z and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACIINORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZIRCON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found ZIRCONIA?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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