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GLOSSIES
Definition of GLOSSIES
noun
plural of glossy
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Word DNA
GLOSSIES inherits its ancestry from its root, GLOSS.
How it is built
Same root, GLOSS · 13 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, Middle Low German, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLOSSIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLOSSIES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGILOSSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GLOSSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLOSSIES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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