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CATABOLISM
Definition of CATABOLISM
noun
Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).
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.
CATABOLISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CATABOLISM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AABCILMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CATABO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CATABOLISM?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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