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GLEEFUL
Definition of GLEEFUL
adjective
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From glee + -ful.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GLEE · 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.
GLEEFUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
GLEEFUL starts with G and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEFGLLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLEEFU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLEEFUL?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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