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PECTINASE
Definition of PECTINASE
noun
Any protease that break down pectin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pectin + -ase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PECTIN · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PECTINASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 170, 6 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 170, 6 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PECTINASE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PECTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PECTINASE?
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 170 - and most players walked straight past it.
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