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COSMOLINE
Definition of COSMOLINE
noun
A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffins.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from cosmetic + Latin oleum (“oil”).
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.
COSMOLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 97, 25 August 2026.
Built from these letters
COSMOLINE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEILMNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
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 COSMOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COSMOLINE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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