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ALKAHEST
Definition of ALKAHEST
noun
A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus as a pseudo-Arabism.
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.
ALKAHEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKAHEST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AAEHKLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ALKAHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found ALKAHEST?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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