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XYLYLS
Definition of XYLYLS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
XYLYLS inherits its ancestry from its root, XYLYL.
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.
XYLYLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 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 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
XYLYLS starts with X and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LLSXYY - 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 XYLYLS?
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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