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RETINOSCOPE
Definition of RETINOSCOPE
noun
An instrument used for examining the refraction of light within the eye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From retino- + -scope.
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.
RETINOSCOPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RETINOSCOPE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEINOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start RETINOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RETINOSCOPE?
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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.
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