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ECCRINE
Definition of ECCRINE
adjective
Pertaining to a sweat gland.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).
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.
ECCRINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECCRINE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEEINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ECCRIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECCRINE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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