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SCAPULA
Definition of SCAPULA
noun
Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).
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.
SCAPULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 323 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCAPULA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACLPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SCAPUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found SCAPULA?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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