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SCOPOLAMINE
Definition of SCOPOLAMINE
noun
A poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).
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.
SCOPOLAMINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCOPOLAMINE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEILMNOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start SCOPOLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found SCOPOLAMINE?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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