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GHRELINS
Definition of GHRELINS
noun
plural of ghrelin
noun
A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
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Word DNA
GHRELINS inherits its ancestry from its root, GHRELIN.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,625)
How it is built
Same root, GHRELIN · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GHRELINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GHRELINS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGHILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found GHRELINS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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