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ALKYLATIONS
Definition of ALKYLATIONS
noun
plural of alkylation
noun
Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
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Word DNA
ALKYLATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, ALKYLATION.
How it is built
Same root, ALKYLATION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALKYLATIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 173, 9 November 2026.
Built from these letters
ALKYLATIONS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAIKLLNOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once.
Words that start ALKYLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 173 - and most players walked straight past it.
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