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HOODWINK
Definition of HOODWINK
verb
To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) + wink (“to close one’s eyes”). (< C16 'to blindfold'). The noun is derived from the verb.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOODWINK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOODWINK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read DHIKNOOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOODWI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found HOODWINK?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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