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ALKYL
Definition of ALKYL
noun
Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From alc(ohol) + -yl.
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.
ALKYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKYL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AKLLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Words that start ALKYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALKYL?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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