Carotin
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An orange-coloured isomeric form of carotene, an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound found in many plants and converted to vitamin A in the liver.
“Carrots owe their vivid orange colour to high concentrations of carotin within their cells.”
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car·o·tin
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Wordle
Ends in IN, starts CARO, closely resembles carotene but with a different suffix
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Worth 9 points, all common low-value tiles, IN ending allows hooking with G for CAROTING
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