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SHAVETAIL
Definition of SHAVETAIL
noun
An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shave + tail.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHAVETAIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHAVETAIL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAEHILSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SHAVET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found SHAVETAIL?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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