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CODEINE
Definition of CODEINE
noun
An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.
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.
CODEINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CODEINE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CODEIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CODEINE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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