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GOONEY
Definition of GOONEY
noun
Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes) and the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GOONEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
GOONEY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGNOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GOONEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found GOONEY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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