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HEXYL
Definition of HEXYL
noun
Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
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Where it comes from
From hexane + -yl.
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.
HEXYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HEXYL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHLXY - 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.
Words that start HEXYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEXYL?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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