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ALBUMIN
Definition of ALBUMIN
noun
Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French albumine, from Latin albumen. Compare albumen.
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.
ALBUMIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALBUMIN starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABILMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ALBUMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ALBUMIN?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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