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SCHMUCK
Definition of SCHMUCK
noun
A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
34th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (62)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHMUCK · 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.
SCHMUCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHMUCK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CCHKMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Could you have found SCHMUCK?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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