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GADZOOKS
Definition of GADZOOKS
interjection
An expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Minced form of God's hooks, a reference to the nails of the crucifixion of Christ.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GADZOOKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
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
GADZOOKS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADGKOOSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start GADZOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found GADZOOKS?
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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