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OCTANOL
Definition of OCTANOL
noun
Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol n-octanol; its esters are used in perfumery
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OCTANOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 72, 31 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OCTANOL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACLNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found OCTANOL?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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