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SKATOLE
Definition of SKATOLE
noun
A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar, 3-methylindole (C9H9N).
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -ole
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKATOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKATOLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEKLOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SKATOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found SKATOLE?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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