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SHMUCK
Definition of SHMUCK
noun
Alternative spelling of schmuck.
noun
A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
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Another sense
SHMUCK carries a second meaning.
noun
(Yiddish) a jerk
Word DNA
SHMUCK inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHMUCK.
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, SCHMUCK · 7 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.
SHMUCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 120 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHMUCK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CHKMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SHMUCK?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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