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GAINSAY
Definition of GAINSAY
verb
To say something in contradiction to.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English gainsayen, ȝeinseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- + say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).
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.
GAINSAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GAINSAY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGINSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GAINSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found GAINSAY?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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