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EMBROCATED
Definition of EMBROCATED
verb
simple past and past participle of embrocate
verb
To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.
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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.
EMBROCATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMBROCATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEEMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMBROC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EMBROCATED?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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