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GRIECED
Definition of GRIECED
adjective
In the form of stairs or steps.
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Word DNA
GRIECED inherits its ancestry from its root, STAIR.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, STAIR · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Middle Low German.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRIECED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 98, 26 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRIECED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEGIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found GRIECED?
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 98 - and most players walked straight past it.
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