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OLEFINES
Definition of OLEFINES
noun
plural of olefine
OLEFIN · via olefine
noun
Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
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Word DNA
OLEFINES inherits its ancestry from its root, OLEFIN.
How it is built
Same root, OLEFIN · 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.
OLEFINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 149, 16 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OLEFINES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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.
Words that start OLEFIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OLEFINES?
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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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