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GLAMOURS
Definition of GLAMOURS
noun
plural of glamour
noun
Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.
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Another sense
GLAMOURS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of glamour.
Word DNA
GLAMOURS inherits its ancestry from its root, GLAMOUR.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (837)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLAMOUR · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old Norse.
GLAMOURS in a sentence
“The Marks provided Nephilim with all sorts of protection: healing, superhuman strength and speed, night vision, and even allowed them to hide themselves from mundane eyes with runes called glamours.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLAMOURS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLAMOURS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGLMORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLAMOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found GLAMOURS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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