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TERPENIC
Definition of TERPENIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the terpenes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From terpene + -ic.
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.
TERPENIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
TERPENIC starts with T and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEINPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 TERPEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found TERPENIC?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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