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TOLUENE
Definition of TOLUENE
noun
A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,611)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TOLUENE · 3 relatives 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.
TOLUENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TOLUENE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELNOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found TOLUENE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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