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ALKANES
Definition of ALKANES
noun
plural of alkane
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALKANES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKANES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEKLNS - 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 24
Could you have found ALKANES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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