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BENZOLES
Definition of BENZOLES
noun
plural of benzole
BENZOL · via benzole
noun
An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.
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Word DNA
BENZOLES inherits its ancestry from its root, BENZOL.
How it is built
Same root, BENZOL · 2 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.
BENZOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 125, 22 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 165, 1 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BENZOLES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEELNOSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. 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 BENZOLES?
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 125 - and most players walked straight past it.
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