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GOLDFINCHES
Definition of GOLDFINCHES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
GOLDFINCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, GOLDFINCH.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,217)
branch · 22.3% 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.
GOLDFINCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOLDFINCHES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEFGHILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GOLDFIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found GOLDFINCHES?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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