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FLUOXETINE
Definition of FLUOXETINE
noun
A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From flu(oro)- + ox(y)- + t(oluene) + (am)ine.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FLUOXETINE · 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.
FLUOXETINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUOXETINE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFILNOTUX - 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.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FLUOXETINE?
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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