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NUCLEOSIDE
Definition of NUCLEOSIDE
noun
an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
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Where it comes from
Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NUCLEOSIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NUCLEOSIDE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEILNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NUCLEO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NUCLEOSIDE?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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