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UREASE
Definition of UREASE
noun
the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From urea + -ase.
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.
UREASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UREASE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEERSU - 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 UREASE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found UREASE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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