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GLIMMERED
Definition of GLIMMERED
verb
simple past and past participle of glimmer
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Word DNA
GLIMMERED inherits its ancestry from its root, GLIMMER.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,297)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLIMMER · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLIMMERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLIMMERED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEGILMMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLIMME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLIMMERED?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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