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SCENARIO
Definition of SCENARIO
noun
An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,299)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCENARIO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCENARIO starts with S and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ACEINORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SCENAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found SCENARIO?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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