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MALACHITE
Definition of MALACHITE
noun
A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the...] mallow plant”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MALACHITE · 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.
MALACHITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 182 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALACHITE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found MALACHITE?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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