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SHUN
Definition of SHUN
verb
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic *skunōną; see that entry for more discussion. Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHUN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SHUN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read HNSU - 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 SHUN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found SHUN?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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