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SCAPEGOATED
Definition of SCAPEGOATED
verb
simple past and past participle of scapegoat
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCAPEGOATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCAPEGOATED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEGOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start SCAPEGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCAPEGOATED?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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