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ALKANE
Definition of ALKANE
noun
Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Alkan, formed as alkyl + -ane.
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.
ALKANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALKANE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEKLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ALKANE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found ALKANE?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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