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GULF
Definition of GULF
noun
A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).
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.
GULF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GULF starts with G and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FGLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GULF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found GULF?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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