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MOOCHER
Definition of MOOCHER
noun
A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mooch + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOOCHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOOCHER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEHMOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOOCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found MOOCHER?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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