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TRYPTOPHAN
Definition of TRYPTOPHAN
noun
An essential amino acid with an indole side chain; present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, banana and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Tryptophan, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear”).
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.
TRYPTOPHAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRYPTOPHAN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AHNOPPRTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and P appear more than once.
Words that start TRYPTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRYPTOPHAN?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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