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SHIRK
Definition of SHIRK
verb
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1633, in the publications of Shackerley Marmion, apparently from association with shark (verb), or otherwise directly from German Schurke (“rogue, knave”).
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.
SHIRK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHIRK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read HIKRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHIRK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found SHIRK?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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