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SCIENCES
Definition of SCIENCES
noun
plural of science
noun
A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.
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Word DNA
SCIENCES inherits its ancestry from its root, SCIENCE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCIENCE · 2 relatives 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.
SCIENCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCIENCES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CCEEINSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, C and E appear more than once.
Words that start SCIENC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCIENCES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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