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SCARABOID
Definition of SCARABOID
adjective
Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.
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Where it comes from
From scarab + -oid.
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.
SCARABOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 44 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCARABOID starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABCDIORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SCARAB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
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