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GREYEST
Definition of GREYEST
adjective
superlative form of grey: most grey
GRAY · via grey
adjective
Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
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Word DNA
GREYEST inherits its ancestry from its root, GREY.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (365)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GREY · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GREYEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GREYEST starts with G and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEGRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found GREYEST?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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