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GOSHAWK
Definition of GOSHAWK
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.
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.
GOSHAWK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GOSHAWK starts with G and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AGHKOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GOSHAW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found GOSHAWK?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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