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CHOLESTERIN
Definition of CHOLESTERIN
noun
Dated form of cholesterol.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French cholestérine, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”); coined in 1816 by Michel Eugène Chevreul. From originally being discovered by François Poulletier de la Salle in 1769, as a solid in gallstones.
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.
CHOLESTERIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 84, 12 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CHOLESTERIN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CHOLEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHOLESTERIN?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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