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GARGOYLE
Definition of GARGOYLE
noun
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French gargouille, from Latin. Doublet of gargle. The Académie Française suggests the first attestation as gargoule in 1294.
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.
GARGOYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GARGOYLE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGGLORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Words that start GARGOY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GARGOYLE?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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