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MOPE
Definition of MOPE
verb
To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
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Where it comes from
Late Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“young of an animal, moppet”). Alternatively, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish mopa (“to sulk”), Danish måbe, themselves borrowed from Low German mopen (“to make faces, gape”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding lip, pout”). Compare also German muffen, French moue.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MOPE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EMOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MOPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found MOPE?
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