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SCYTHES
Definition of SCYTHES
noun
plural of scythe
noun
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
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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.
SCYTHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCYTHES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SCYTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCYTHES?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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