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SCHEMATICS
Definition of SCHEMATICS
noun
plural of schematic
adjective
Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
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Word DNA
SCHEMATICS inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHEMATIC.
How it is built
Same root, SCHEMATIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCHEMATICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHEMATICS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHIMSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and C appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SCHEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCHEMATICS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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