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GAUGE
Definition of GAUGE
noun
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
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Where it comes from
From Middle English gauge, gaugen, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French gauger (compare Modern French jauger from Old French jaugier), from gauge (“gauging rod”), from Frankish *galgā (“measuring rod, pole”), from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“perch, long switch”). Cognate with Old High German galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”). Doublet of gallows.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GAUGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 121 days.
First found by a player on Day 2, 23 May 2026.
Built from these letters
GAUGE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGGU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Words that start GAUGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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