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INOSITOL
Definition of INOSITOL
noun
A simple carbocyclic sugar (hexahydroxycyclohexane; chemical formula: C6H12O6) which occurs in animal and plant tissue. Once treated as part of the vitamin B complex, but is not a vitamin as it can be synthesized by the body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From its former name inosite + -ol (“an alcohol”), from Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.
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.
INOSITOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INOSITOL starts with I and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read IILNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start INOSIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found INOSITOL?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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