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BENZYLIC
Definition of BENZYLIC
adjective
containing the benzyl (C6H5-CH2-) radical or any of its derivatives
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From benzyl + -ic.
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.
BENZYLIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 66 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BENZYLIC starts with B and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BCEILNYZ - 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 BENZYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
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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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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