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GONGS
Definition of GONGS
noun
plural of gong
noun
A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GONGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GONGS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GGNOS - 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 GONGS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GONGS?
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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