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PTERIDINES
Definition of PTERIDINES
noun
plural of pteridine
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Word DNA
PTERIDINES inherits its ancestry from its root, PTERIDINE.
How it is built
Same root, PTERIDINE · 1 relative 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.
PTERIDINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 68, 27 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PTERIDINES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEIINPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start PTERID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PTERIDINES?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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