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GODMOTHERS
Definition of GODMOTHERS
noun
plural of godmother
noun
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
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Word DNA
GODMOTHERS inherits its ancestry from its root, GODMOTHER.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GODMOTHER · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, German, Icelandic, Old Norse, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GODMOTHERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GODMOTHERS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEGHMOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start GODMOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found GODMOTHERS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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