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SCIOMANCY
Definition of SCIOMANCY
noun
divination using shadows
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin sciomantia, from Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,601)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCIOMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCIOMANCY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACCIMNOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start SCIOMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCIOMANCY?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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