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SHRIVELLED
Definition of SHRIVELLED
adjective
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHRIVEL · 4 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.
SHRIVELLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRIVELLED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHILLRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
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 SHRIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHRIVELLED?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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