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GLYCOSE
Definition of GLYCOSE
noun
Any monosaccharide.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ose.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLYCOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLYCOSE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEGLOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLYCOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found GLYCOSE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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