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SHADOWING
Definition of SHADOWING
noun
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
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Where it comes from
From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
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.
SHADOWING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 121 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHADOWING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADGHINOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHADOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SHADOWING?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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