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MORON
Definition of MORON
noun
A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
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.
MORON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 3, 24 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MORON starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read MNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start MORON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MORON?
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 2 - and most players walked straight past it.
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