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ACETONE
Definition of ACETONE
noun
A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From acet- from acētum (“vinegar”). The -one was taken from margarone but further etymology is unclear. Doublet of ketone.
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.
ACETONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ACETONE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEENOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ACETON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ACETONE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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