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GYVED
Definition of GYVED
verb
simple past and past participle of gyve
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Word DNA
GYVED inherits its ancestry from its root, GYVE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,784)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GYVE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Irish, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Slavic, Welsh.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GYVED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYVED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found GYVED?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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