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POOKA
Definition of POOKA
noun
A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.
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.
POOKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POOKA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AKOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found POOKA?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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