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ACETYLIDE
Definition of ACETYLIDE
noun
Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From acetyl + -ide.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ACETYL · 6 relatives 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.
ACETYLIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACETYLIDE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEILTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ACETYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found ACETYLIDE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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