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SHIMMIES
Definition of SHIMMIES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of shimmy
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Word DNA
SHIMMIES inherits its ancestry from its root, SHIMMY.
How it is built
Same root, SHIMMY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHIMMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 50 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 5 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
SHIMMIES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIIMMSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, I and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHIMMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHIMMIES?
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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