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DEXTROSE
Definition of DEXTROSE
noun
The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dextro- + -ose (“right-handed sugar”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GLUCOSE · 8 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEXTROSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 229 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
DEXTROSE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEORSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
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 DEXTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEXTROSE?
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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