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GLASNOST
Definition of GLASNOST
noun
1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLASNOST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLASNOST starts with G and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AGLNOSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start GLASNO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLASNOST?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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