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SCHOOLMAN
Definition of SCHOOLMAN
noun
A medieval writer, scholar or teacher of the subjects taught at early European universities (such as theology, metaphysics and logic); a scholastic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.
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.
SCHOOLMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
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
SCHOOLMAN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHLMNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCHOOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SCHOOLMAN?
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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