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THALIDOMIDE
Definition of THALIDOMIDE
noun
An immunomodulatory drug used to treat a number of cancers and skin disorders, historically promoted as a sedative and medication for morning sickness.
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Where it comes from
From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide. The chemical was synthesized and marketed in the 1950s.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THALIDOMIDE · 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.
THALIDOMIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 152, 19 October 2026.
Built from these letters
THALIDOMIDE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADDEHIILMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and D appear more than once.
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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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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