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GLADDER
Definition of GLADDER
adjective
comparative form of glad: more glad
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adjective), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLADDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLADDER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADDEGLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLADDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLADDER?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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