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OREXIN
Definition of OREXIN
noun
Either of two neuropeptide hormones found in vertebrates; the two are orexin-A and orexin-B.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”) + -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.
OREXIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
OREXIN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EINORX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found OREXIN?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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