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DAPSONE
Definition of DAPSONE
noun
A bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C12H12N2O2S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.
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Where it comes from
Contraction of diaminophenylsulfone.
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.
DAPSONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 64 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DAPSONE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADENOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DAPSON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
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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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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