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ZYMASE
Definition of ZYMASE
noun
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
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Where it comes from
By surface analysis, zym- + -ase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZYMASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 51 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ZYMASE starts with Z and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEMSYZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
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 ZYMASE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZYMASE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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