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SCHLEMIELS
Definition of SCHLEMIELS
noun
plural of schlemiel
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Word DNA
SCHLEMIELS inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHLEMIEL.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (213)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHLEMIEL · 4 relatives 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.
SCHLEMIELS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHLEMIELS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILLMSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, L and E appear more than once.
Words that start SCHLEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCHLEMIELS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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