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SHARKS
Definition of SHARKS
noun
plural of shark
noun
Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
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Word DNA
SHARKS inherits its ancestry from its root, SHARK.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,433)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHARK · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHARKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHARKS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AHKRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SHARKS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHARKS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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