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SCULKER
Definition of SCULKER
noun
Dated form of skulker.
noun
Agent noun of skulk; one who skulks. One who stays where they cannot be seen (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm). One who moves in a stealthy or furtive way; one who comes or goes while trying to avoid detection. One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SCULK · 3 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.
SCULKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCULKER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEKLRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found SCULKER?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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