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INULIN
Definition of INULIN
noun
A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae (for example, sunchokes); it is mostly a polymer of fructose.
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Where it comes from
From inula + -in.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, INULA · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INULIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INULIN starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IILNNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and N appear more than once.
Could you have found INULIN?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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