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MOOSE
Definition of MOOSE
noun
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
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Where it comes from
Earlier mus, moos, from an Eastern Algonquian language name for the animal, such as Massachusett moos, mws, Narragansett moos or Penobscot mos (cognate to Abenaki moz), from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”), referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding: compare Massachusett moos-u (“he strips, cuts smooth”).
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.
MOOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOOSE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EMOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOOSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found MOOSE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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