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MALACHITES
Definition of MALACHITES
noun
plural of malachite
noun
A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
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Another sense
MALACHITES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of malachite.
Word DNA
MALACHITES inherits its ancestry from its root, MALACHITE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% 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.
MALACHITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALACHITES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found MALACHITES?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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