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MELANOPHORE
Definition of MELANOPHORE
noun
A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From melano- + -phore.
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.
MELANOPHORE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 86, 14 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MELANOPHORE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLMNOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Could you have found MELANOPHORE?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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