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POLYMERASE
Definition of POLYMERASE
noun
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From polymer + -ase.
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.
POLYMERASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POLYMERASE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELMOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start POLYME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found POLYMERASE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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