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AMYLASE
Definition of AMYLASE
noun
Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
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Where it comes from
From amyl- + -ase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMYLASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AMYLASE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAELMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AMYLAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found AMYLASE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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