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FRUCTOSE
Definition of FRUCTOSE
noun
A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
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.
FRUCTOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 121 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FRUCTOSE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEFORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRUCTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found FRUCTOSE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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