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GILLIE
Definition of GILLIE
noun
A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
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Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic gille (“helper”), from Middle Irish gilla (“youth, young man; boy, male child; messenger, page, servant”), possibly borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout; of full worth”). Compare Irish giolla (“boy”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GILLIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
GILLIE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGIILL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GILLIE?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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