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AMYLENE
Definition of AMYLENE
noun
pentene.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From amyl + -ene.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AMYL · 9 relatives 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.
AMYLENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMYLENE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELMNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found AMYLENE?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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