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SHELLDRAKE
Definition of SHELLDRAKE
noun
Alternative form of sheldrake.
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Word DNA
SHELLDRAKE inherits its ancestry from its root, SHELDRAKE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,116)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHELDRAKE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHELLDRAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
Built from these letters
SHELLDRAKE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHKLLRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHELLD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELLDRAKE?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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