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PLASMID
Definition of PLASMID
noun
A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
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Where it comes from
From plasma + -id, coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1952.
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.
PLASMID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PLASMID starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADILMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PLASMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PLASMID?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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