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GOOSED
Definition of GOOSED
verb
simple past and past participle of goose
noun
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
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Another sense
GOOSED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of goose.
Word DNA
GOOSED inherits its ancestry from its root, GOOSE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, GOOSE · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Russian and 2 more.
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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.
GOOSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOOSED starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found GOOSED?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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