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SUNSCREEN
Definition of SUNSCREEN
noun
A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sun + screen.
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.
SUNSCREEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUNSCREEN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEENNRSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, N and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SUNSCR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUNSCREEN?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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