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GODLIER
Definition of GODLIER
adjective
comparative form of godly: more godly
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Word DNA
GODLIER inherits its ancestry from its root, GOD.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,911)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GOD · 16 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Persian, Scots, Swedish, Yiddish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GODLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GODLIER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEGILOR - 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 22
Could you have found GODLIER?
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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