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PEROXISOME
Definition of PEROXISOME
noun
An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.
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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.
PEROXISOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PEROXISOME starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIMOOPRSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PEROXI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PEROXISOME?
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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