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SHLEMIEL
Definition of SHLEMIEL
noun
Alternative form of schlemiel.
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Word DNA
SHLEMIEL inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHLEMIEL.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (217)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHLEMIEL · 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.
SHLEMIEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHLEMIEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEHILLMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once.
Words that start SHLEMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHLEMIEL?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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