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SHREWISH
Definition of SHREWISH
adjective
Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
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Where it comes from
From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Middle English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHREWISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHREWISH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EHHIRSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and H appear more than once.
Words that start SHREWI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHREWISH?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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