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GROUNDSEL
Definition of GROUNDSEL
noun
Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).
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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.
GROUNDSEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GROUNDSEL starts with G and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read DEGLNORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GROUND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found GROUNDSEL?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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