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SHIMMERY
Definition of SHIMMERY
adjective
(Apparently) shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shimmer + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
SHIMMERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHIMMERY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHIMMRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHIMME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHIMMERY?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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