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ALKENE
Definition of ALKENE
noun
An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
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Where it comes from
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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.
ALKENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKENE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEKLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ALKENE?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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