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MUSHIES
Definition of MUSHIES
noun
plural of mushie
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Word DNA
MUSHIES inherits its ancestry from its root, MUSHROOM.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (753)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MUSHROOM · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Old English, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MUSHIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MUSHIES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIMSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start MUSHIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MUSHIES?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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