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SHARPISH

8 letters

Definition of SHARPISH

adjective

Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).

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Where it comes from

From sharp + -ish.

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Word DNA

How it is built

adjectivecompound-ish

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SHARPISH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 140
Its one board, across 140 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
140
First board
0
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

mmc

on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

SHARPISH
8
Letters
2
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SHARPISH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHHIPRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and H appear more than once.

Words that start SHARPI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SHARPIESHARPIESSHARPINGSHARPINGS

Could you have found SHARPISH?

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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