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SHADOWBOX
Definition of SHADOWBOX
noun
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shadow + box (“cuboid container”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHADOWBOX · 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.
SHADOWBOX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
SHADOWBOX starts with S and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read ABDHOOSWX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SHADOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHADOWBOX?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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