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BRUCINE
Definition of BRUCINE
noun
An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French, from the taxonomic name Brucea + -ine, thus indirectly named after Scottish explorer James Bruce.
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.
BRUCINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRUCINE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEINRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRUCIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found BRUCINE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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