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NOOKIES
Definition of NOOKIES
noun
plural of nookie
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Word DNA
NOOKIES inherits its ancestry from its root, NOOKIE.
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (699)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NOOKIE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NOOKIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOOKIES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIKNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start NOOKIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NOOKIES?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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