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GIBBERISH

/ˈd͡ʒɪ.bə.ɹɪʃ/9 letters

Definition of GIBBERISH

noun

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

First attested mid-16th century. Origin obscure. Possibly from *gibber, of onomatopoeic origin imitating to the sound of chatter, possibly from or influenced by jabber, + -ish denoting the name of a language (compare English, Finnish, Spanish, etc.). The verb gibber, first attested circa 1600, is usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish.

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Word DNA

How it is built

noun3 syllablescompound-ish

Its etymology also names Finnish, Spanish.

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

GIBBERISH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 165
Its one board, across 165 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
151
First board
14
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.

First ever to find it

edthecatalyst

on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

GIBBERISH
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

GIBBERISH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BBEGHIIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and B appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start GIBBER

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

GIBBERGIBBERSGIBBEREDGIBBERERGIBBERINGGIBBERELLICGIBBERELLINGIBBERISHESGIBBERELLINS

Could you have found GIBBERISH?

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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.

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