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CHITOSAN
Definition of CHITOSAN
noun
An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
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Where it comes from
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHITOSAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 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 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHITOSAN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHINOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHITOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CHITOSAN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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