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XANTHIC
Definition of XANTHIC
adjective
Of a yellowish colour.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From xanth- + -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.
XANTHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 110 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XANTHIC starts with X and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACHINTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XANTHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found XANTHIC?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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