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NOODGE
Definition of NOODGE
noun
Alternative spelling of nudzh.
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Word DNA
NOODGE inherits its ancestry from its root, NUDZH.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
38th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (128)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NUDZH · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NOODGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 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 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NOODGE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEGNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found NOODGE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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