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NOSEGAY
Definition of NOSEGAY
noun
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours.
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Other senses
NOSEGAY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A small bunch of flowers; a bouquet.
noun
A bunch of flowers used to regale the sense of smell; a posy; a bouquet.
noun
A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
noun
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs, tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift on meeting, and originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation, or to mask unpleasant odours.
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English nōsegai (?), from nōse (“nose”) (from Old English nosu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nas- (“nose”)) + gai (“a bright or gay object; an ornament”) (from Old French gai (“cheerful, gay, happy”)); equivalent to nose + gay.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,288)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NOSEGAY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NOSEGAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 160 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOSEGAY starts with N and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGNOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of NOSEGAY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found NOSEGAY?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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