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SHRIEKED
Definition of SHRIEKED
verb
simple past and past participle of shriek
noun
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
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Word DNA
SHRIEKED inherits its ancestry from its root, SHRIEK.
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (980)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHRIEK · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHRIEKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRIEKED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHIKRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SHRIEK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SHRIEKED?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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