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MOONIE
Definition of MOONIE
noun
The European goldcrest.
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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.
MOONIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MOONIE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIMNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOONIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found MOONIE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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