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GLADIOLA
Definition of GLADIOLA
noun
Gladiolus.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GLADIOLA · 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.
GLADIOLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLADIOLA starts with G and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADGILLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and A appear more than once.
Words that start GLADIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLADIOLA?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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