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GYMPS
Definition of GYMPS
noun
plural of gymp
GUIMPE · via gymp
noun
Gimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
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Word DNA
GYMPS inherits its ancestry from its root, GUIMPE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, GUIMPE · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch, Old English, Old Norse.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GYMPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 157 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYMPS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GMPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found GYMPS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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