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SERICIN
Definition of SERICIN
noun
A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a derivative of Latin sēricus.
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
32.4%
of traced words share this origin (8,347)
branch · 32.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SERICIN in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SERICIN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEIINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I 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 SERICI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found SERICIN?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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