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SCIENTIST
Definition of SCIENTIST
noun
One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
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Where it comes from
Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in March 1834 in an anonymous review of Mary Somerville's book On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences in the Quarterly Review as a suggested replacement for, and later seriously introduced by him in 1840 (see the quotation) as a more precise substitute for, the terms natural philosopher and man of science. Modeled after artist, from the Latin stem scientia (“knowledge”) + -ist.
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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.
SCIENTIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 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
SCIENTIST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEIINSSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, I and T appear more than once.
Words that start SCIENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCIENTIST?
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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