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GOOLEY
Definition of GOOLEY
noun
Alternative spelling of gooly.
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Word DNA
GOOLEY inherits its ancestry from its root, GOOLY.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (771)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GOOLY · 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.
GOOLEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOOLEY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGLOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found GOOLEY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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