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MALTASE
Definition of MALTASE
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From malt + -ase.
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.
MALTASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALTASE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAELMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MALTAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found MALTASE?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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