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SHMATTE
Definition of SHMATTE
noun
A rag.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַטע (shmate); originally from Polish szmata.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
37th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (134)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHMATTE · 3 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.
SHMATTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 148, 15 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHMATTE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHMSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHMATT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHMATTE?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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