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MERCAPTANS
Definition of MERCAPTANS
noun
plural of mercaptan
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MERCAPTANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
MERCAPTANS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEMNPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MERCAP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found MERCAPTANS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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