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GILL
Definition of GILL
noun
A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English gille, gylle (“gill”), of North Germanic origin, akin to Danish gælle, Swedish gäl, Norwegian gjelle, and further to Old Norse gjǫlnar (“lips”), which also may have had the meaning of "gills" (based on Old Danish fiskegæln (“gills”)). The Old Norse word has been suggested as deriving from Proto-Germanic *gelunō (“jaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, which would make it root-cognate to Ancient Greek χελύνη (khelúnē, “lip, jaw”), χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”). Displaced native Old English ċīe.
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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.
GILL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GILL starts with G and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read GILL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GILL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GILL?
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