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MENTHOL
Definition of MENTHOL
noun
A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin mentha (“mint”) + -ol.
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.
MENTHOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MENTHOL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHLMNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MENTHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MENTHOL?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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