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SCHLIEREN
Definition of SCHLIEREN
noun
Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Schlieren, plural of Schliere (“streak”). Compare with Latin calere, whence English scald.
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.
SCHLIEREN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHLIEREN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SCHLIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found SCHLIEREN?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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