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GARLAND
Definition of GARLAND
noun
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.
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.
GARLAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
GARLAND starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADGLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GARLAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found GARLAND?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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