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HEROIN
Definition of HEROIN
noun
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Since the 1890s, by genericization from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HEROIN · 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.
HEROIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HEROIN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EHINOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HEROIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found HEROIN?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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