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SCALENE
Definition of SCALENE
adjective
Having sides all unequal in length.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
SCALENE carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Having three unequal sides. Used of triangles.
In mathematics, having three sides unequal: noting a triangle so constructed.
In anatomy: Obliquely situated and unequal-sided, as a muscle: specifically said of the scaleni. See scalenus.
Pertaining to a scalene muscle.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCALENE · 2 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.
SCALENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 63 boards so far. 210 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SCALENE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEELNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SCALEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found SCALENE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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