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GAMBOLED
Definition of GAMBOLED
verb
simple past and past participle of gambol
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Another sense
GAMBOLED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of gambol.
Word DNA
GAMBOLED inherits its ancestry from its root, GAMBOL.
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (336)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GAMBOL · 4 relatives in the game
GAMBOLED in a sentence
“I enjoyed your "gamboled", russet trees, autumn foliage and the picture you painted with words - large brush strokes of colour.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GAMBOLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 153 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GAMBOLED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEGLMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GAMBOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found GAMBOLED?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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