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GADROON
Definition of GADROON
noun
Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French godron, from Middle French goderon, from a form of godet (“vase with wavy edges”) + -(e)ron, from Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”). Also probably related to goder (“to pucker”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Dutch
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (713)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GADROON · 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.
GADROON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GADROON starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADGNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GADROO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found GADROON?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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