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HELICASE
Definition of HELICASE
noun
An enzyme required for DNA unwinding.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From helix + -ase or helic- + -ase.
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.
HELICASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HELICASE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HELICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found HELICASE?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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