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GREYHOUND
Definition of GREYHOUND
noun
A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Old English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (776)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GREYHOUND · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GREYHOUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GREYHOUND starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGHNORUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found GREYHOUND?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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