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CARBOXYLASE
Definition of CARBOXYLASE
noun
Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From carboxyl + -ase.
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.
CARBOXYLASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 75, 3 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CARBOXYLASE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCELORSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CARBOXY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CARBOXYLASE?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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