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STRIGIL
Definition of STRIGIL
noun
A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin strigilis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STRIGIL · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STRIGIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRIGIL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read GIILRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start STRIGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found STRIGIL?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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