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KAOLIN
Definition of KAOLIN
noun
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
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Where it comes from
From French kaolin, François Xavier d'Entrecolles's irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 高嶺土 / 高岭土 (gāolǐngtǔ, “Gaoling earth”), from 高嶺 / 高岭 (Gāolǐng, “High Ridge”), a village in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, that became Jingdezhen's primary source of this kind of clay during the early to mid-Qing dynasty.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (149)
branch · 0.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KAOLIN · 10 relatives 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.
KAOLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 85 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KAOLIN starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AIKLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KAOLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found KAOLIN?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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