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SHIPWORM
Definition of SHIPWORM
noun
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
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Where it comes from
From ship + worm.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHIPWORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHIPWORM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read HIMOPRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHIPWO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found SHIPWORM?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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