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TERPENOIDS
Definition of TERPENOIDS
noun
plural of terpenoid
noun
Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavors, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.
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Word DNA
TERPENOIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, TERPENOID.
How it is built
Same root, TERPENOID · 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.
TERPENOIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERPENOIDS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEINOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TERPEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found TERPENOIDS?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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