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LEUCINS
Definition of LEUCINS
noun
plural of leucin
LEUCINE · via leucin
noun
An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
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Word DNA
LEUCINS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEUCINE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEUCINE · 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.
LEUCINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 129, 26 September 2026.
Built from these letters
LEUCINS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LEUCIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEUCINS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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