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ALIPHATIC
Definition of ALIPHATIC
adjective
Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”) + -ic.
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.
ALIPHATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALIPHATIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACHIILPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found ALIPHATIC?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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