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HEMATOXYLIN
Definition of HEMATOXYLIN
noun
A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
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Where it comes from
From Haematoxylum (“genus of the logwood tree”) + -in.
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.
HEMATOXYLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 93, 21 August 2026.
Built from these letters
HEMATOXYLIN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHILMNOTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
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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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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