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SMATTERING
Definition of SMATTERING
noun
A shallow or superficial knowledge of a subject.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From smatter + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SMATTER · 5 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.
SMATTERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMATTERING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGIMNRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 SMATTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SMATTERING?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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