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WOOLGATHERS
Definition of WOOLGATHERS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of woolgather
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Word DNA
WOOLGATHERS inherits its ancestry from its root, WOOLGATHER.
How it is built
Same root, WOOLGATHER · 4 relatives 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.
WOOLGATHERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 103, 31 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WOOLGATHERS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLOORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WOOLGAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WOOLGATHERS?
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 103 - and most players walked straight past it.
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