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GYRFALCON
Definition of GYRFALCON
noun
Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French gerfaucon (modern French gerfaut), with the first element probably from Old High German gīr (“vulture”) (whence the German Geier).
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.
GYRFALCON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GYRFALCON starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACFGLNORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found GYRFALCON?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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