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THALIDOMIDES
Definition of THALIDOMIDES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
THALIDOMIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, THALIDOMIDE.
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.
THALIDOMIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THALIDOMIDES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADDEHIILMOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and D appear more than once.
Could you have found THALIDOMIDES?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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