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THYMOL
Definition of THYMOL
noun
a monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French thymol.
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.
THYMOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 67, 26 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THYMOL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read HLMOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found THYMOL?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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