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GENTEEL
Definition of GENTEEL
adjective
Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, gentile, and jaunty. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.
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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.
GENTEEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GENTEEL starts with G and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEEGLNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GENTEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GENTEEL?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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