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SHRINKAGE
Definition of SHRINKAGE
noun
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence: the shrinking of inventory. The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
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Where it comes from
From shrink + -age.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHRINKAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRINKAGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGHIKNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 SHRINK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found SHRINKAGE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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