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TERPINOLS
Definition of TERPINOLS
noun
plural of terpinol
TERPINEOL · via terpinol
noun
Any of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees
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Word DNA
TERPINOLS inherits its ancestry from its root, TERPINEOL.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TERPINEOL · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TERPINOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 64 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERPINOLS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EILNOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 TERPIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TERPINOLS?
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