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MALTOSE
Definition of MALTOSE
noun
A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose
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Where it comes from
From malt + -ose.
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.
MALTOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MALTOSE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AELMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MALTOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MALTOSE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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