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ACETALS
Definition of ACETALS
noun
plural of acetal
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACETALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 95, 23 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 95, 23 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETALS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACELST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A 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 ACETAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACETALS?
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 95 - and most players walked straight past it.
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