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SCORPIOID
Definition of SCORPIOID
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or appearing like a scorpion.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σκορπιοειδής (skorpioeidḗs, “scorpionlike”), from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCORPIOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 114, 11 September 2026.
Built from these letters
SCORPIOID starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDIIOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start SCORPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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