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GRUMBLE
Definition of GRUMBLE
noun
A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRUMBLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRUMBLE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEGLMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GRUMBL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found GRUMBLE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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