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GONZO
Definition of GONZO
adjective
Using an unconventional, exaggerated, and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story.
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Where it comes from
Coined in 1971 by Boston Globe editor Bill Cardoso. Of uncertain origin; OED proposes Italian gonzo (“dolt”) and / or Spanish ganso (“dolt, goose”). The etymology supplied by Cardoso himself (French gonzeaux) is spurious; French does have a similar word gonze, but this is a loan from Italian.
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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.
GONZO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GONZO starts with G and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read GNOOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found GONZO?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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