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QUINTIC
Definition of QUINTIC
adjective
Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
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Where it comes from
From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + -ic (“of pertaining to”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUINTIC · 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.
QUINTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUINTIC starts with Q and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CIINQTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUINTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found QUINTIC?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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