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SHAPER
Definition of SHAPER
noun
Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English schapere, alteration (perhaps due to Old Norse skaperi, skapari) of Old English sċyppend, sċieppend (“shaper; maker; creator”), equivalent to shape + -er. Cognate with Dutch schepper, German Schöpfer, Danish skaber, Swedish skapare, Icelandic skapari.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,257)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHAP · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Old Norse, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHAPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHAPER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEHPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
9 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SHAPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found SHAPER?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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