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SCHEELITE
Definition of SCHEELITE
noun
A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; one of the principal ores for tungsten.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Scheele + -ite. Named after Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Swedish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (280)
branch · 22.6% 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.
SCHEELITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHEELITE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEEHILST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCHEEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCHEELITE?
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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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