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SKIMPIEST
Definition of SKIMPIEST
adjective
superlative form of skimpy: most skimpy
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Word DNA
SKIMPIEST 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 (3,750)
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.
SKIMPIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKIMPIEST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EIIKMPSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start SKIMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKIMPIEST?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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