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SHADOWLIKE
Definition of SHADOWLIKE
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shadow + -like.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHADOW · 8 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.
SHADOWLIKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHADOWLIKE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEHIKLOSW - 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 59
Could you have found SHADOWLIKE?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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