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HEXADECYL
Definition of HEXADECYL
noun
The univalent radical derived from hexadecane
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hexadec- + -yl.
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.
HEXADECYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 174, 10 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 174, 10 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEXADECYL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEHLXY - 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.
Words that start HEXADE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEXADECYL?
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 174 - and most players walked straight past it.
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