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TYROSINE
Definition of TYROSINE
noun
A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TYROSINE · 2 relatives 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.
TYROSINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 63 boards so far. 103 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TYROSINE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EINORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 TYROSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found TYROSINE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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