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SHAMBLIER
Definition of SHAMBLIER
Wiktionary has no entry for SHAMBLIER itself. This is its base word, SHAMBLY.
adjective
Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for SHAMBLY.
From shamble + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHAMBLE · 5 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.
SHAMBLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHAMBLIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABEHILMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SHAMBL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHAMBLIER?
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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