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GONG
Definition of GONG
noun
A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay gong (possibly onomatopoeic).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.
Built from these letters
GONG starts with G and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GGNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GONG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GONG?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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