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METHANE
Definition of METHANE
noun
The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From methyl + -ane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, METHANE · 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.
METHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METHANE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHMNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start METHAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found METHANE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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