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GALACTOSIDE
Definition of GALACTOSIDE
noun
Any of several glycosides containing galactose
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GALACTOSIDE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 20 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GALACTOSIDE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACDEGILOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
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 GALACTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found GALACTOSIDE?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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