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DROOG
Definition of DROOG
noun
A violent young gang member or a hooligan.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang Nadsat in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (374)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DROOG · 2 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.
DROOG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DROOG starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DGOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found DROOG?
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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