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SHIMMERING
Definition of SHIMMERING
adjective
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Word DNA
SHIMMERING inherits its ancestry from its root, SHIMMER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,958)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHIMMER · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names 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.
SHIMMERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHIMMERING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGHIIMMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHIMME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHIMMERING?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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