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GAMBOLS
Definition of GAMBOLS
noun
plural of gambol
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Another sense
GAMBOLS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of gambol.
Word DNA
GAMBOLS 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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GAMBOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 141 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 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 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GAMBOLS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABGLMOS - 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 24
Could you have found GAMBOLS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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