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SHIFTIER
Definition of SHIFTIER
adjective
comparative form of shifty: more shifty
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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.
SHIFTIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 98 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHIFTIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFHIIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SHIFTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found SHIFTIER?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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