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GLEANER
Definition of GLEANER
noun
One who gleans.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English glenar, glenere, equivalent to glean + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLEAN · 3 relatives 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.
GLEANER in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 93 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLEANER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found GLEANER?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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