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SKINNIEST
Definition of SKINNIEST
adjective
superlative form of skinny: most skinny
adjective
Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
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Word DNA
SKINNIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, SKINNY.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,297)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SKINNY · 2 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.
SKINNIEST 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 35 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
SKINNIEST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EIIKNNSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, I and N appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SKINNI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKINNIEST?
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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