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EPOXIDE
Definition of EPOXIDE
noun
Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
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Where it comes from
From ep- + oxy.
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.
EPOXIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
EPOXIDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIOPX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EPOXID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPOXIDE?
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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