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GEMSTONE
Definition of GEMSTONE
noun
A gem, usually made of minerals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem + stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,977)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GEMSTONE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GEMSTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GEMSTONE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found GEMSTONE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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