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GLAUCOUS
Definition of GLAUCOUS
adjective
Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
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Where it comes from
From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s. See Irish glas.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Irish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLAUCOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLAUCOUS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACGLOSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start GLAUCO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found GLAUCOUS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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