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SHADOWS
Definition of SHADOWS
noun
plural of shadow
noun
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
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Word DNA
SHADOWS inherits its ancestry from its root, SHADOW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, SHADOW · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Czech, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Persian and 6 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHADOWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHADOWS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADHOSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SHADOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHADOWS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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