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ALDOSTERONE
Definition of ALDOSTERONE
noun
A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.
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.
ALDOSTERONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALDOSTERONE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEELNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start ALDOSTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ALDOSTERONE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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