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TALC
Definition of TALC
noun
Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Medieval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French talc, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk), from Middle Persian [Term?] (“medicament”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TALC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TALC starts with T and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TALC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found TALC?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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