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CAROTENES
Definition of CAROTENES
noun
plural of carotene
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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.
CAROTENES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAROTENES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEENORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CAROTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CAROTENES?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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