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HYPERCATABOLISM
Definition of HYPERCATABOLISM
noun
An increased rate of catabolism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hyper- + catabolism.
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.
HYPERCATABOLISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPERCATABOLISM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AABCEHILMOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found HYPERCATABOLISM?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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