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HOOPTIE
Definition of HOOPTIE
noun
An old car that has been remodeled or reformed in some way, shape, or form; a classic, a banger.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOOPTIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 170, 6 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 160, 27 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOPTIE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHIOOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOOPTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOOPTIE?
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 160 - and most players walked straight past it.
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