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SPATHE
Definition of SPATHE
noun
A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of epee, spatha, and spade.
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.
SPATHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPATHE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPATHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found SPATHE?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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