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HOOKIEST
Definition of HOOKIEST
adjective
superlative form of hooky: most hooky
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Word DNA
HOOKIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, HOOKY.
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (682)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HOOKY · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOOKIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOKIEST starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EHIKOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found HOOKIEST?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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