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THIOL
Definition of THIOL
noun
A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From thio- + -ol.
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.
THIOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THIOL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read HILOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found THIOL?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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