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BENZOL
Definition of BENZOL
noun
An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From benzo- + -ol (“oil”).
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.
BENZOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 107, 4 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BENZOL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BELNOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start BENZOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BENZOL?
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 107 - and most players walked straight past it.
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