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CENTROSOME
Definition of CENTROSOME
noun
An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From centro- + -some.
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.
CENTROSOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CENTROSOME starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEMNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CENTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CENTROSOME?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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