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PECTINES
Definition of PECTINES
Wiktionary has no entry for PECTINES itself. This is its base word, PECTIN.
noun
A plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for PECTIN.
From French pectine, coined in the 1830s by Henri Braconnot, from acide pectique "pectic acid", from Ancient Greek πηκτικός (pēktikós, “curdling”), from πηκτός (pēktós, “curdled”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “stiffen”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PECTINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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
PECTINES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEINPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PECTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found PECTINES?
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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