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SKIRR
Definition of SKIRR
verb
To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SKIRR · 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.
SKIRR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKIRR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read IKRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SKIRR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKIRR?
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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