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MOODIES
Definition of MOODIES
Wiktionary has no entry for MOODIES itself. This is its base word, MOODY.
adjective
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MOODY.
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (976)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOODY · 2 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.
MOODIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 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
MOODIES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIMOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOODIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found MOODIES?
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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