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SKIVVY
Definition of SKIVVY
noun
A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.
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Other senses
SKIVVY carries 3 further meanings.
noun
A prostitute.
noun
A close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar.
noun
a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
Where it comes from
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKIVVY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKIVVY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read IKSVVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. V appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SKIVVY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKIVVY?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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