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PORPENTINES
Definition of PORPENTINES
noun
plural of porpentine
PORCUPINE · via porpentine
noun
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
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Word DNA
PORPENTINES inherits its ancestry from its root, PORCUPINE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PORCUPINE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PORPENTINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 159, 26 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PORPENTINES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEINNOPPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P, E and N appear more than once.
Words that start PORPENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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