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SKERRICK
Definition of SKERRICK
noun
A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of scuddick (“(Northern England, Southwestern England, slang) very small amount; small coin or other object”), possibly related to scud (“(UK, dialectal, dated) piece of twisted straw used to stop up a drain”, noun), scud (“(UK, dialectal, dated) to form straw into scuds”, verb); further etymology unknown.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKERRICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SKERRICK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEIKKRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SKERRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKERRICK?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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