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SPATULAR
Definition of SPATULAR
adjective
Having the form of a spatula.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From spatula + -ar.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
SPATULAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPATULAR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AALPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
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 SPATUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found SPATULAR?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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