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GLADDENERS
Definition of GLADDENERS
noun
plural of gladdener
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Word DNA
GLADDENERS inherits its ancestry from its root, GLAD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
Same root, GLAD · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Scots, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLADDENERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 141, 8 October 2026.
Built from these letters
GLADDENERS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADDEEGLNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLADDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLADDENERS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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