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SKIMPIER
Definition of SKIMPIER
adjective
comparative form of skimpy: more skimpy
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Word DNA
SKIMPIER inherits its ancestry from its root, SKIMP.
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,696)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SKIMP · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, 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.
SKIMPIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SKIMPIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIIKMPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SKIMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SKIMPIER?
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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