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SMILODON
Definition of SMILODON
noun
Any member of the extinct genus Smilodon, the saber-toothed tigers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name Smilodon.
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.
SMILODON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMILODON starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DILMNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start SMILOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SMILODON?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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