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KERNITES
Definition of KERNITES
Wiktionary has no entry for KERNITES itself. This is its base word, KERNITE.
noun
A hydrated borate mineral, Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for KERNITE.
From Kern + -ite, since it comes from Kern County, California.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KERNITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KERNITES starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEIKNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found KERNITES?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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