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CAROTINOID
Definition of CAROTINOID
noun
Dated form of carotenoid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Compare carotin.
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.
CAROTINOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CAROTINOID starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDIINOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start CAROTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found CAROTINOID?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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