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SHRIEVE
Definition of SHRIEVE
noun
Obsolete form of sheriff.
noun
(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
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Where it comes from
See sheriff.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHRIEVE · 2 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.
SHRIEVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRIEVE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHIRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SHRIEV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found SHRIEVE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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