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ALEXINES
Definition of ALEXINES
noun
plural of alexine
ALEXIN · via alexine
noun
A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
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Word DNA
ALEXINES inherits its ancestry from its root, ALEXIN.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALEXIN · 2 relatives 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.
ALEXINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALEXINES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ALEXIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALEXINES?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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