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HOOVERINGS
Definition of HOOVERINGS
noun
plural of hoovering
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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.
HOOVERINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 116, 13 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 116, 13 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOVERINGS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGHINOORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOOVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOOVERINGS?
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 116 - and most players walked straight past it.
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