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GLEEKS
Definition of GLEEKS
noun
plural of gleek
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Another sense
GLEEKS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of gleek.
Word DNA
GLEEKS inherits its ancestry from its root, GLEEK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (110)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLEEK · 2 relatives in the game
GLEEKS in a sentence
“Tween and teen "gleeks" can learn the backstories behind their favorite characters in a new series from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, based on the hit Fox TV show.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLEEKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 125 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLEEKS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found GLEEKS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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