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BUTYLENE
Definition of BUTYLENE
noun
Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From but- + -ylene.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BUTYLENE · 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.
BUTYLENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUTYLENE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEELNTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found BUTYLENE?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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