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GLAUCONITE
Definition of GLAUCONITE
noun
A greenish form of mica found in greensand.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- 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, GLAUCONITE · 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.
GLAUCONITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 61, 20 July 2026.
Built from these letters
GLAUCONITE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEGILNOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLAUCO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLAUCONITE?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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