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SCHOOLMEN
Definition of SCHOOLMEN
noun
plural of schoolman
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCHOOLMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 54, 13 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHOOLMEN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEHLMNOOS - 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 43
Could you have found SCHOOLMEN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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