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SHRILL
Definition of SHRILL
adjective
High-pitched and piercing.
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Where it comes from
From Late Middle English schrille, shirle, shrille (“of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing such a sound”), possibly from the earlier shil, schille (“loud, resounding; high-pitched”), from Old English sċill (“sonorous sounding”), of Germanic origin and probably ultimately imitative. The r in the word was introduced by analogy to Middle English skrīke, skrīken, scrēmen, possibly to avoid confusion with non-Anglian forms of schelle (modern English shell) where Old English sċill (“sonorous sounding”) and sċill (“shell”) existed. The word is cognate with Icelandic skella (“crash, bang, slam”), Low German schrell (“sharp in taste or tone”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,759)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHRILL · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHRILL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHRILL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read HILLRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHRILL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHRILL?
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