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OXYSOME
Definition of OXYSOME
noun
One of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oxy- + -some.
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.
OXYSOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXYSOME starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EMOOSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OXYSOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OXYSOME?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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