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SHIMS
Definition of SHIMS
noun
plural of shim
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Word DNA
SHIMS inherits its ancestry from its root, SHIM.
How it is built
Same root, SHIM · 2 relatives 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.
SHIMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 65 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 1 day.
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
SHIMS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HIMSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found SHIMS?
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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