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SKYCLAD
Definition of SKYCLAD
adjective
Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Sanskrit
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (252)
branch · 1.4% of traced words
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.
SKYCLAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKYCLAD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDKLSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found SKYCLAD?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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