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SKIAMACHY
Definition of SKIAMACHY
noun
Alternative form of sciamachy.
SCIAMACHY
noun
shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe
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Word DNA
SKIAMACHY inherits its ancestry from its root, SCIAMACHY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCIAMACHY · 3 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.
SKIAMACHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKIAMACHY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACHIKMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start SKIAMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found SKIAMACHY?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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