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NITROMETHANE
Definition of NITROMETHANE
noun
The simplest nitroparaffin, CH3NO2; a colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From nitro- + methane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NITROMETHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NITROMETHANE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHIMNNORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N, T and E appear more than once.
Words that start NITROMET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NITROMETHANE?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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