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HOOFBEAT
Definition of HOOFBEAT
noun
The sound of a hoof striking the ground.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hoof + beat.
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.
HOOFBEAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 52, 11 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HOOFBEAT starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABEFHOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found HOOFBEAT?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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