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EMBROCATING
Definition of EMBROCATING
verb
present participle and gerund 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
EMBROCATING inherits its ancestry from its root, EMBROCATE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMBROCATE · 2 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.
EMBROCATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
EMBROCATING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABCEGIMNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EMBROCA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EMBROCATING?
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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