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SPATHAE
Definition of SPATHAE
noun
plural of spatha
noun
A type of straight sword originating from the first-century Roman Empire. It was worn typically by cavalry officers and is a long version of the left shaped gladius.
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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.
SPATHAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPATHAE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEHPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SPATHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPATHAE?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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