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HISTONE
Definition of HISTONE
noun
Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).
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.
HISTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HISTONE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHINOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HISTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found HISTONE?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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