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LICORICE
Definition of LICORICE
noun
A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LICORICE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LICORICE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEIILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and C appear more than once.
Words that start LICORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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