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LYSINE
Definition of LYSINE
noun
An amino acid, C6H14N2O2, in L- or D-forms. The L-form of such a molecule, as it occurs in living organisms; in humans it is an essential amino acid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lysis + -ine, in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.
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.
LYSINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LYSINE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EILNSY - 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 LYSINE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found LYSINE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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