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STEPCHILDREN
Definition of STEPCHILDREN
noun
plural of stepchild
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English stepchildren, stepchildre, remodelled based on child from Old English stēopċild (nominative/accusative), stēopċilda (genitive), and stēopċildum (dative) ("stepchildren"). Equivalent to step- + children.
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.
STEPCHILDREN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STEPCHILDREN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHILNPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found STEPCHILDREN?
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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