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SLIMY
Definition of SLIMY
adjective
Of or pertaining to slime.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the Old English noun slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SLIMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SLIMY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ILMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found SLIMY?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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