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SMARAGDINE
Definition of SMARAGDINE
noun
Emerald.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin smaragdinus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδινος (smáragdinos), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See emerald for more.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% 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.
SMARAGDINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMARAGDINE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEGIMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SMARAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SMARAGDINE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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