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SCORIA
Definition of SCORIA
noun
The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCORIA · 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.
SCORIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SCORIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACIORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SCORIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found SCORIA?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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