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CASSITERITE
Definition of CASSITERITE
noun
A generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO2, which is an important ore of tin.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros, “tin”).
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.
CASSITERITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
Built from these letters
CASSITERITE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIIRSSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, I, T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CASSITE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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