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SCRATCHER
Definition of SCRATCHER
noun
Someone who scratches.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From scratch + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SCRATCH · 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.
SCRATCHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
SCRATCHER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and R appear more than once.
Words that start SCRATC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCRATCHER?
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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