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GOODMAN
Definition of GOODMAN
noun
A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English godeman, equivalent to good + man.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,183)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GOODMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
GOODMAN starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADGMNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found GOODMAN?
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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