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SCIOLIST
Definition of SCIOLIST
noun
One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin sciolus + -ist. First attested at the beginning of the 17th century.
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.
SCIOLIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCIOLIST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CIILOSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SCIOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCIOLIST?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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