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DEXTRINE
Definition of DEXTRINE
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEXTRINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEXTRINE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEINRTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DEXTRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEXTRINE?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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