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GOMBEEN
Definition of GOMBEEN
noun
Usury.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Irish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (368)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GOMBEEN · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GOMBEEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 176, 12 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GOMBEEN starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEEGMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GOMBEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found GOMBEEN?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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