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GYMNURE
Definition of GYMNURE
noun
A small carnivorous mammal, subfamily Galericinae, related to the hedgehogs and resembling a large rat, which inhabits various parts of Southeast Asia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin Gymnura, former genus name, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,613)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GYMNURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 150, 17 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 150, 17 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYMNURE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGMNRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found GYMNURE?
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 150 - and most players walked straight past it.
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