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HOOEY
Definition of HOOEY
noun
Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.
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.
HOOEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOEY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found HOOEY?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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