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GRIBBLES
Definition of GRIBBLES
noun
plural of gribble
noun
Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
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Word DNA
GRIBBLES inherits its ancestry from its root, GRIBBLE.
How it is built
Same root, GRIBBLE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Germanic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRIBBLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRIBBLES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BBEGILRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GRIBBLES?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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