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GOLDFINCH
Definition of GOLDFINCH
noun
Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) An American goldfinch (Spinus tristis, syn. Carduelis tristis) Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei, syn. Carduelis lawrencei) A lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria, syn. Carduelis psaltria).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold + finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (2,855)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GOLDFINCH · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GOLDFINCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GOLDFINCH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CDFGHILNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GOLDFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found GOLDFINCH?
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