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ERGOTAMINES
Definition of ERGOTAMINES
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
ERGOTAMINES inherits its ancestry from its root, ERGOTAMINE.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,654)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ERGOTAMINE · 1 relative 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.
ERGOTAMINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 102, 30 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 102, 30 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERGOTAMINES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGIMNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ERGOTAMINES?
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 102 - and most players walked straight past it.
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