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GAUNTER
Definition of GAUNTER
adjective
comparative form of gaunt: more gaunt
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Word DNA
GAUNTER inherits its ancestry from its root, GAUNT.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,217)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GAUNT · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GAUNTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GAUNTER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEGNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found GAUNTER?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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