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ETHANE
Definition of ETHANE
noun
An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From eth- + -ane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ETHANE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ETHANE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ETHANE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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