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SHIELDRAKE
Definition of SHIELDRAKE
noun
Obsolete form of sheldrake.
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Word DNA
SHIELDRAKE 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 (5,109)
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.
SHIELDRAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 164, 31 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 164, 31 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHIELDRAKE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHIKLRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SHIELD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHIELDRAKE?
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 164 - and most players walked straight past it.
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