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FOGEY
Definition of FOGEY
noun
A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy", hence "old, antiquated, decrepit”, adjective), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog.
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.
FOGEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOGEY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EFGOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FOGEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOGEY?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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