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GLOOMIER
Definition of GLOOMIER
adjective
comparative form of gloomy: more gloomy
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLOOMIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLOOMIER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGILMOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GLOOMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found GLOOMIER?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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