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DIETHYL
Definition of DIETHYL
noun
Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From di- + ethyl.
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.
DIETHYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIETHYL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read DEHILTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DIETHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DIETHYL?
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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