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POLYENE
Definition of POLYENE
noun
An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds
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Where it comes from
From poly- + -ene.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, POLYENE · 1 relative 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.
POLYENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 100, 28 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 100, 28 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYENE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found POLYENE?
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 100 - and most players walked straight past it.
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