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SCIMITAR
Definition of SCIMITAR
noun
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Classical Persian شمشیر (šamšēr, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (163)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCIMITAR · 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.
SCIMITAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 190 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SCIMITAR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACIIMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SCIMIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found SCIMITAR?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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