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GOBY
Definition of GOBY
noun
Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon.
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.
GOBY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOBY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BGOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found GOBY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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