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MOPES
Definition of MOPES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Word DNA
MOPES inherits its ancestry from its root, MOPE.
Line of descent
- German
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,708)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOPE · 15 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, French, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOPES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MOPES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EMOPS - 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.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found MOPES?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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