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GLUG
Definition of GLUG
noun
The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
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Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLUG 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 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLUG starts with G and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GGLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Words that start GLUG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GLUG?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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