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ANHYDRASE
Definition of ANHYDRASE
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From an- + hydrase.
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.
ANHYDRASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANHYDRASE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEHNRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANHYDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found ANHYDRASE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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