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GRIPPIER
Definition of GRIPPIER
adjective
comparative form of grippy: more grippy
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Word DNA
GRIPPIER inherits its ancestry from its root, GRIP.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GRIP · 11 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRIPPIER 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 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 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
GRIPPIER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGIIPPRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R, I and P appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRIPPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GRIPPIER?
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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