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MYOSIN
Definition of MYOSIN
noun
Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.
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.
MYOSIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYOSIN starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IMNOSY - 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 MYOSIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found MYOSIN?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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