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POLYURETHANE
Definition of POLYURETHANE
noun
Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From poly- + urethane.
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.
POLYURETHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYURETHANE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLNOPRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start POLYURET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found POLYURETHANE?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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