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SCRATCHIER
Definition of SCRATCHIER
adjective
comparative form of scratchy: more scratchy
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCRATCHIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCRATCHIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHIRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and R appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SCRATC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCRATCHIER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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