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DEOXYRIBOSE
Definition of DEOXYRIBOSE
noun
A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
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Where it comes from
From deoxy- + ribose.
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.
DEOXYRIBOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEOXYRIBOSE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BDEEIOORSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DEOXYRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEOXYRIBOSE?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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