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METHYLATION
Definition of METHYLATION
noun
The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From methyl + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, METHYL · 15 relatives 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.
METHYLATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METHYLATION starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHILMNOTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start METHYLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found METHYLATION?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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