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GEMSBOK
Definition of GEMSBOK
noun
A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Afrikaans gemsbok, from Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”), the former from German Gämse, of uncertain origin.
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.
GEMSBOK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GEMSBOK starts with G and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BEGKMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GEMSBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GEMSBOK?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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