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GRANDEES
Definition of GRANDEES
noun
plural of grandee
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Word DNA
GRANDEES inherits its ancestry from its root, GRANDE.
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.9%
of traced words share this origin (561)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GRANDE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRANDEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRANDEES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GRANDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found GRANDEES?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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