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METHADONE
Definition of METHADONE
noun
A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.
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Where it comes from
From (di)meth(yl)a(mino) + d(iphenyl) + (heptan)one.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, METHADONE · 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.
METHADONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
METHADONE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHMNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start METHAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found METHADONE?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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