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HOODS
Definition of HOODS
noun
plural of hood
noun
A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. A head covering placed on falcons to inhibit their vision. A head and neck covering placed on horses to protect against insects and sunlight, to slow coat growth and for warmth.
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Word DNA
HOODS 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
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
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.
HOODS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HOODS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DHOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found HOODS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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