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GASTROPOD
Definition of GASTROPOD
noun
Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French gastéropode, from gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GASTROPOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GASTROPOD starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADGOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start GASTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found GASTROPOD?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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