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ACETONES
Definition of ACETONES
noun
plural of acetone
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Word DNA
ACETONES inherits its ancestry from its root, ACETONE.
How it is built
Same root, ACETONE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACETONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETONES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEENOST - 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 ACETON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ACETONES?
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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