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SATEEN
Definition of SATEEN
noun
A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A 19th century variant of satin, perhaps influenced by velveteen.
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.
SATEEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SATEEN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEENST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SATEEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found SATEEN?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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