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GRAPHENE
Definition of GRAPHENE
noun
Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From graph(ite) + -ene.
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.
GRAPHENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GRAPHENE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHNPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start GRAPHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found GRAPHENE?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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