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GARDYLOO
Definition of GARDYLOO
interjection
A cry used to warn passersby that a vessel of wastewater is about to be emptied into the street.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French (prenez) garde à l'eau (“take heed of the water”). First attested in 1662, in the burgh records of Edinburgh.
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.
GARDYLOO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GARDYLOO starts with G and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ADGLOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GARDYLOO?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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