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EVANGEL
Definition of EVANGEL
noun
The Christian gospel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,890)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EVANGEL · 2 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.
EVANGEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EVANGEL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EVANGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found EVANGEL?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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