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PRIMROSE
Definition of PRIMROSE
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Primula. Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRIMROSE · 4 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.
PRIMROSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRIMROSE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIMOPRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PRIMRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PRIMROSE?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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