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KEROSINE
Definition of KEROSINE
noun
Alternative spelling of kerosene.
KEROSENE
noun
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
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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.
KEROSINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KEROSINE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIKNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start KEROSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found KEROSINE?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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