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ACETANILIDS
Definition of ACETANILIDS
noun
plural of acetanilid
ACETANILIDE · via acetanilid
noun
the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
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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.
ACETANILIDS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 40, 29 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 85 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETANILIDS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDEIILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear 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 ACETANI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found ACETANILIDS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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