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GIZMO
Definition of GIZMO
noun
Something, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GIZMO · 1 relative 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.
GIZMO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GIZMO starts with G and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read GIMOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start GIZMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found GIZMO?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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