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URETHANE
Definition of URETHANE
noun
A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
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Where it comes from
From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.
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.
URETHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
URETHANE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start URETHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found URETHANE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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