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NAPALM
Definition of NAPALM
noun
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance.
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.
NAPALM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NAPALM starts with N and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AALMNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start NAPALM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found NAPALM?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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