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HOOLIGAN
Definition of HOOLIGAN
noun
A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably a variant of the Irish surname Houlihan, 1890s.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Irish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (346)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HOOLIGAN · 3 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.
HOOLIGAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 200 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOLIGAN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AGHILNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOOLIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found HOOLIGAN?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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