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GLIMMERINGS
Definition of GLIMMERINGS
noun
plural of glimmering
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLIMMERINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 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
GLIMMERINGS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGGIILMMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G, I and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLIMMER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLIMMERINGS?
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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