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GNASHED
Definition of GNASHED
verb
simple past and past participle of gnash
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Another sense
GNASHED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of gnash.
Word DNA
GNASHED inherits its ancestry from its root, GNASH.
Line of descent
- German
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (909)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GNASH · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Old Norse, Swedish.
GNASHED in a sentence
“He gnashed his teeth, struggling to keep his legs still—”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GNASHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 137 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GNASHED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEGHNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 GNASHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found GNASHED?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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