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ETHYLATED
Definition of ETHYLATED
verb
simple past and past participle of ethylate
verb
To react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound
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Word DNA
ETHYLATED inherits its ancestry from its root, ETHYL.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,759)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ETHYL · 7 relatives 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.
ETHYLATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETHYLATED starts with E and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHLTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start ETHYLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ETHYLATED?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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