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SCHEMATA
Definition of SCHEMATA
noun
plural of schema
noun
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σχήματα (skhḗmata), the nominative plural form of σχῆμα (skhêma).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% 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.
SCHEMATA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHEMATA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACEHMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SCHEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SCHEMATA?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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