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SPATULA
Definition of SPATULA
noun
A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin spatula (“a flat piece”), the diminutive form of spatha (“broad or flat tool”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “a broad wood or metal blade”). Doublet of spauld; compare spatha and spathe.
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.
SPATULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPATULA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SPATUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found SPATULA?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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