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SCIRRHOUS
Definition of SCIRRHOUS
adjective
Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From scirrhus + -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SCHIRRUS · 4 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.
SCIRRHOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
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
SCIRRHOUS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHIORRSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCIRRH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCIRRHOUS?
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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