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PROPANE
Definition of PROPANE
noun
An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From clipping of propionic acid + -ane, from French propionique, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) + πίων (píōn, “fat”). Analyzable as prop- + -ane, borrowing or calque of German Propan.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROPANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROPANE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AENOPPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once.
Words that start PROPAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROPANE?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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