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CETYL
Definition of CETYL
noun
The univalent hexadecyl radical C16H33- present in many waxes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cētus (“whale”) + English -yl.
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.
CETYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CETYL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CELTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CETYL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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