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GRIEVE
Definition of GRIEVE
verb
To cause sorrow or distress to.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”). For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRIEVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRIEVE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGIRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GRIEVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found GRIEVE?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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