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RIBONUCLEASE
Definition of RIBONUCLEASE
noun
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ribonucleic + -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.
RIBONUCLEASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RIBONUCLEASE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEILNORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RIBONUCL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found RIBONUCLEASE?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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