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NAPHTHOL
Definition of NAPHTHOL
noun
Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From naphtha + -ol, after French naphtole.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,395)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NAPHTHOL · 2 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.
NAPHTHOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NAPHTHOL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AHHLNOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start NAPHTH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NAPHTHOL?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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