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ADENINES
Definition of ADENINES
noun
plural of adenine (multiple adenine molecules)
noun
A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
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Word DNA
ADENINES inherits its ancestry from its root, ADENINE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ADENINE · 1 relative 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.
ADENINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADENINES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEINNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear 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.
Could you have found ADENINES?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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