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SKUA
Definition of SKUA
noun
Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (210)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SKUA · 1 relative 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.
SKUA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 154 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKUA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AKSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found SKUA?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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