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KETONES
Definition of KETONES
noun
plural of ketone
noun
A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
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Word DNA
KETONES inherits its ancestry from its root, KETONE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,155)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KETONE · 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.
KETONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 93 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 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
KETONES starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEKNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start KETONE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found KETONES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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