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HOODMEN
Definition of HOODMEN
noun
plural of hoodman
noun
A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.
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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.
HOODMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 164, 31 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOODMEN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEHMNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found HOODMEN?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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