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POULTICING
Definition of POULTICING
verb
present participle and gerund of poultice
noun
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
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Word DNA
POULTICING inherits its ancestry from its root, POULTICE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POULTICE · 3 relatives 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.
POULTICING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POULTICING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGIILNOPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start POULTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found POULTICING?
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