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ACYLATED
Definition of ACYLATED
adjective
Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
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Word DNA
ACYLATED inherits its ancestry from its root, ACYLATE.
How it is built
Same root, ACYLATE · 2 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.
ACYLATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACYLATED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDELTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ACYLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found ACYLATED?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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