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SHELDDUCK
Definition of SHELDDUCK
noun
Alternative form of shelduck.
noun
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHELDDUCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHELDDUCK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDDEHKLSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHELDD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELDDUCK?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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