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SHROUDING
Definition of SHROUDING
verb
present participle and gerund of shroud
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Word DNA
SHROUDING inherits its ancestry from its root, SHROUD.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,679)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHROUD · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, 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.
SHROUDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 152 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHROUDING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DGHINORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHROUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found SHROUDING?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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