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PEARLITE
Definition of PEARLITE
noun
A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.
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Where it comes from
From pearl + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PEARLITE · 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.
PEARLITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEARLITE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PEARLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found PEARLITE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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