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ETHOXYL
Definition of ETHOXYL
noun
The radical CH3-CH2-O- derived from ethanol
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ETHOXYL · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETHOXYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETHOXYL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHLOTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found ETHOXYL?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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