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INDICA
Definition of INDICA
noun
Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
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Where it comes from
From Latin Indica, feminine of Indicus (“Indian”), from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,234)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INDICA · 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.
INDICA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INDICA starts with I and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACDIIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start INDICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found INDICA?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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