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MANNOSE

/ˈmænəʊz/7 letters

Definition of MANNOSE

noun

A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

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Where it comes from

From manna + -ose.

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Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound-ose

Same root, MANNA · 2 relatives in the game

MANNAMANNAS

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

MANNOSE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Its one board, across 167 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
145
First board
22
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.

First ever to find it

limonene

on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

MANNOSE
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

MANNOSE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEMNNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start MANNOS

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

MANNOSES

Could you have found MANNOSE?

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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.

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