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CORNSTARCH
Definition of CORNSTARCH
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
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Where it comes from
From corn + starch.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CORNSTARCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CORNSTARCH starts with C and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACCHNORRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and R appear more than once.
Words that start CORNST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CORNSTARCH?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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