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TELOMERASE
Definition of TELOMERASE
noun
An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
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Where it comes from
From telomere + -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.
TELOMERASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TELOMERASE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEELMORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TELOME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TELOMERASE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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