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XYLYL
Definition of XYLYL
noun
Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH3)2C6H3- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).
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Where it comes from
From xyl- + -yl.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, XYLYL · 1 relative 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.
XYLYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XYLYL starts with X and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read LLXYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. Y and L appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found XYLYL?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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