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HEXANE
Definition of HEXANE
noun
Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hex- + -ane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HEXANE · 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.
HEXANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEXANE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHNX - 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.
Could you have found HEXANE?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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