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OXYMEL
Definition of OXYMEL
noun
A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli).
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.
OXYMEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OXYMEL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ELMOXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found OXYMEL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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