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DECANE
Definition of DECANE
noun
Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dec- + -ane.
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.
DECANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECANE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found DECANE?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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