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MOOLEY
Definition of MOOLEY
noun
Alternative spelling of moolie (“a black person”).
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Word DNA
MOOLEY inherits its ancestry from its root, MOOLI.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (747)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOOLI · 5 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.
MOOLEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 87 days.
Built from these letters
MOOLEY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ELMOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found MOOLEY?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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