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CROCINE
Definition of CROCINE
noun
Alternative form of crocin.
CROCIN
noun
A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
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Word DNA
CROCINE inherits its ancestry from its root, CROCUS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,469)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CROCUS · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CROCINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
Built from these letters
CROCINE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEINOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found CROCINE?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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