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SHIVAREE
Definition of SHIVAREE
noun
Alternative form of charivari.
noun
The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
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Other senses
SHIVAREE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds.
To salute with a mock serenade.
noun
A corruption of charivari.
noun
The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French charivari.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,103)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHIVAREE · 2 relatives in the game
SHIVAREE in a sentence
“The word shivaree is especially common along and west of the Mississippi River.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHIVAREE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHIVAREE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHIRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHIVAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SHIVAREE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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