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SHLOCKIER
Definition of SHLOCKIER
adjective
comparative form of shlocky: more shlocky
SCHLOCKY · via shlocky
adjective
Of inferior quality, cheap.
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Word DNA
SHLOCKIER inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHLOCK.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (186)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHLOCK · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHLOCKIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHLOCKIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEHIKLORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHLOCK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHLOCKIER?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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