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NUCLEOTIDE
Definition of NUCLEOTIDE
noun
The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.
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Where it comes from
From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).
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.
NUCLEOTIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 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 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
NUCLEOTIDE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEILNOTU - 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.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found NUCLEOTIDE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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