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ONCOGENE
Definition of ONCOGENE
noun
Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.
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Where it comes from
From onco- + gene.
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.
ONCOGENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ONCOGENE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEGNNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O, N and E appear more than once.
Words that start ONCOGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ONCOGENE?
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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