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ERGOTAMINE
Definition of ERGOTAMINE
noun
An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Ergotamin, corresponding to ergot + -amine.
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.
ERGOTAMINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERGOTAMINE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIMNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ERGOTAMINE?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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