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ZINCITE
Definition of ZINCITE
noun
A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn)O, an important ore of zinc.
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Where it comes from
From zinc + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ZINC · 17 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.
ZINCITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZINCITE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEIINTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZINCITE?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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