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HOODIEST
Definition of HOODIEST
adjective
superlative form of hoody: most hoody
HOODIE · via hoody
noun
A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
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Word DNA
HOODIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, HOOD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, HOOD · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Persian.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOODIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOODIEST starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEHIOOST - 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 HOODIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found HOODIEST?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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