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PETHIDINE
Definition of PETHIDINE
noun
A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of p(iper)idine + eth(yl).
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.
PETHIDINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 62, 21 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PETHIDINE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEHIINPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start PETHID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PETHIDINE?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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