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SHIRKER
Definition of SHIRKER
noun
One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shirk + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHIRK · 4 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.
SHIRKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHIRKER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHIKRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found SHIRKER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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