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SILKWORM
Definition of SILKWORM
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm.
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.
SILKWORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SILKWORM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read IKLMORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SILKWO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SILKWORM?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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