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NARCOTICS
Definition of NARCOTICS
noun
plural of narcotic
noun
Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
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Where it comes from
From narcotic + -s.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NARCOTIC · 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.
NARCOTICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NARCOTICS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start NARCOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NARCOTICS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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