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GALOSHE
Definition of GALOSHE
noun
Alternative spelling of galosh.
noun
An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather: A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
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Word DNA
GALOSHE inherits its ancestry from its root, GALOSH.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,314)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GALOSH · 11 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.
GALOSHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GALOSHE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GALOSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found GALOSHE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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