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GENTRY
Definition of GENTRY
noun
Birth; condition; rank by birth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French genterie (“noble people collectively; nobility of character or manners”), from gent (“well-born”) + -erie.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,314)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GENTRY · 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.
GENTRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GENTRY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGNRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found GENTRY?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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