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TINCTURES
Definition of TINCTURES
noun
plural of tincture
noun
Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge. A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace. A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
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Word DNA
TINCTURES inherits its ancestry from its root, TINCTURE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, TINCTURE · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TINCTURES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
TINCTURES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEINRSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T 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 TINCTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TINCTURES?
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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