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ANTHRACITE
Definition of ANTHRACITE
noun
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
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Where it comes from
Via Latin from Ancient Greek ἀνθρακῖτις (anthrakîtis, “a kind of coal”), from ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “charcoal”). By surface analysis, anthrac- + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTHRACITE · 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.
ANTHRACITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ANTHRACITE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEHINRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start ANTHRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTHRACITE?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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