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GUARANTEE
Definition of GUARANTEE
noun
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Frankish
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (206)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GUARANTEE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GUARANTEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 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
GUARANTEE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEGNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GUARAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found GUARANTEE?
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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