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XANTHYL
Definition of XANTHYL
noun
The univalent radical derived from xanthine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From xanthine + -yl.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, XANTHINE · 4 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.
XANTHYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 144, 11 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 144, 11 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XANTHYL starts with X and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AHLNTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found XANTHYL?
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 144 - and most players walked straight past it.
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