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HOOLIES
Definition of HOOLIES
noun
plural of hoolie
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOOLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOLIES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHILOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOOLIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found HOOLIES?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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