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GRIEVES
Definition of GRIEVES
noun
plural of grief
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Word DNA
GRIEVES inherits its ancestry from its root, GRIEF.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GRIEF · 8 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRIEVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
GRIEVES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGIRSV - 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 GRIEVES?
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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