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SMECTITE
Definition of SMECTITE
noun
Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to rub off”) + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SMECTITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMECTITE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIMSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start SMECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SMECTITE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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