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MARCASITE
Definition of MARCASITE
noun
The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin marchasita et al., from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,064)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MARCASITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARCASITE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEIMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MARCAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found MARCASITE?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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