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ACETYLASE
Definition of ACETYLASE
noun
Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From acetyl + -ase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ACETYL · 9 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.
ACETYLASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 173, 9 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 173, 9 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETYLASE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEELSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start ACETYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACETYLASE?
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 173 - and most players walked straight past it.
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