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GLIADIN
Definition of GLIADIN
noun
A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Italian gloiodina, coined by G. Taddei in 1819 along with zymome. Compare glio- and gloeo-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,348)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLIADIN · 3 relatives 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.
GLIADIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 99, 27 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
GLIADIN starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADGIILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GLIADI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLIADIN?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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