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DOPAMINE
Definition of DOPAMINE
noun
A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
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Where it comes from
From DOPA (“dihydroxyphenylalanine”) + -amine. Etymologically unrelated to dope.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DOPAMINE · 1 relative 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.
DOPAMINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 61 boards so far. 391 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOPAMINE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEIMNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOPAMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found DOPAMINE?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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